BRITISH police are investigating a petrol-bomb attack on a west Yorkshire pharmacy, the Yorkshire Post reports.
Police were called to the Heath Pharmacy in Halifax at 2:25am on Fri morning by local firefighters after two suspects smashed a panel in the store's door before throwing two petrol bombs into the pharmacy.
Store manager, Amanda Smith, said a large floor mat soaked up most of the petrol, preventing the fire from spreading through the pharmacy.
"We will need to replace the shop floor and some of the fixtures and fittings," she said.
"The main problem is the amount of soot covering everything."
Following the incident staff members came in early to ensure the store could open a 9am.
Smith said the British community pharmacy sector has been struggling with reduced funding adding "this is a problem we could do without".
"Pharmacies provide a vital health service to their local communities and we were determined to make sure we continued to provide that service and ensure no one went without medication," she said.
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