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26/03/2003
Car destroyed in arson attack
A car belonging to the daughter of an SDLP councillor in Co Tyrone has been destroyed in an arson attack outside the family's home.
The car was set alight outside Cllr Ann Bell's home at Knockavoe Crescent in Strabane at around 11pm on Tuesday night.
Scenes of crime officers are expected to examine the remains of the vehicle later today.
Elsewhere, a security alert continued into Wednesday morning after a suspect package was found on the railway line near Lurgan on Tuesday night.
Army experts were moving in to examine the package this morning.
All Enterprise trains to Dublin will be serviced by bus between Belfast Central and Newry stations, and for local trains, buses will run between Moira and Portadown stations.
(MB)
The car was set alight outside Cllr Ann Bell's home at Knockavoe Crescent in Strabane at around 11pm on Tuesday night.
Scenes of crime officers are expected to examine the remains of the vehicle later today.
Elsewhere, a security alert continued into Wednesday morning after a suspect package was found on the railway line near Lurgan on Tuesday night.
Army experts were moving in to examine the package this morning.
All Enterprise trains to Dublin will be serviced by bus between Belfast Central and Newry stations, and for local trains, buses will run between Moira and Portadown stations.
(MB)
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