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06/06/2012
Other NI News In Brief
Pensioner Dragged From Van
A pensioner was dragged from his van in a Londonderry troublespot last night.
The 76-year-old was visiting a house in the Iniscairn Road area at about 9.30pm yesterday when three masked men pulled him from the driver’s seat and ordered a female passenger out.
The men drove the van away and set it on fire.
Sinn Fein councilor Kevin Campbell has condemned the incident as an "absolute disgrace", saying it was a ploy to lure the PSNI in to the area.
Teenager Beaten In Armed Robbery
A 16-year-old boy has been left in a critical condition after a beating during an armed robbery in Magherafelt.
Two masked man with a firearm entered a bungalow at Mayogall Road in Knockcloghrim last night.
The boy’s grandmother, 70, and uncle, 44, were also attacked.
Police have asked anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at about 8.45pm yesterday to contact them.
Northern Ireland’s Lost Wallaby?
A creature on the loose in Dungannon has attracted a lot of attention.
It is believed to be a wallaby – a creature more likely to be found in the warmer climes of Australia.
Sinn Fein councillor Phelim Gildernew said somebody must have lost it or left it in the field it now occupies.
He said: "It didn't just come from Australia on its own."
(NE)
A pensioner was dragged from his van in a Londonderry troublespot last night.
The 76-year-old was visiting a house in the Iniscairn Road area at about 9.30pm yesterday when three masked men pulled him from the driver’s seat and ordered a female passenger out.
The men drove the van away and set it on fire.
Sinn Fein councilor Kevin Campbell has condemned the incident as an "absolute disgrace", saying it was a ploy to lure the PSNI in to the area.
Teenager Beaten In Armed Robbery
A 16-year-old boy has been left in a critical condition after a beating during an armed robbery in Magherafelt.
Two masked man with a firearm entered a bungalow at Mayogall Road in Knockcloghrim last night.
The boy’s grandmother, 70, and uncle, 44, were also attacked.
Police have asked anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at about 8.45pm yesterday to contact them.
Northern Ireland’s Lost Wallaby?
A creature on the loose in Dungannon has attracted a lot of attention.
It is believed to be a wallaby – a creature more likely to be found in the warmer climes of Australia.
Sinn Fein councillor Phelim Gildernew said somebody must have lost it or left it in the field it now occupies.
He said: "It didn't just come from Australia on its own."
(NE)
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Masked Men Drive Van Into L'Derry House
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26 May 2004
Van destroyed in pipe bomb attack
A van has been destroyed in a pipe bomb attack in Co Londonderry early this morning. The explosion, which occurred at Hazeldene Avenue in Magherafelt at around 4.20am, caused minor damage to the front part of the vehicle.
Van destroyed in pipe bomb attack
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