PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Panic gripped the city on Wednesday when another loud explosion, the second in one month, rocked downtown Port of Spain, Trinidad. The explosion occurred shortly before midday at a busy shopping area on the Corner of Nelson street and Independence Square, next to the City's Holy Trinity Cathedral Church. Eyewitnesses say they saw garbage which flew several feet into the air and onto electrical wires. No one was injured during the blast, however. There was also no major damage to nearby businesses. The area was immediately cordoned off by members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force, the K-9 Unit, Fire Services and members of the Bomb Squad. Investigators say a low-density explosive-like substance was placed near a pile of garbage on the roadway, similar to an explosive device which was also placed into a garbage bin on Frederick Street on Monday, July 11, which was detonated injuring 15 people, two seriously. Persons working in the immediate vicinity had to be evacuated and the streets cleared, effectively shutting down businesses for the afternoon. About one hour later a national security helicopter was called in to provide air surveillance around the blast site. "We are preparing for any eventuality here. Our presence, our patrols will be intensified. The kind of action we will be taking again will be very aggressive," said Trinidad and Tobago's Police Commissioner, Trevor Paul, who was later interviewed. Commissioner Paul went on the state that the perpetrators of this type of act will face the full force of the law, even as they are yet to arrest anyone in connection with the Monday, July 11 explosion on Frederick Street. "We are pursuing what we have and we are still hoping we will be able to make a breakthrough. We have not put that to rest," said Police Commissioner Paul, when asked about the progress of investigations on the July 11 explosion. Meanwhile, there was no immediate comment from the nation's national security minister, Martin Joseph. National security officials have again not stated whether Wednesday's explosion can be deemed a terrorist act. The City's Deputy Mayor, Rishie Lackhan, did state however that he believes it was the action of a small radical group attempting to destabilise the country. Reprinted from Caribbean Net News caribbeannetnews.com