03/03/2016

Co Antrim Home Petrol Bombed

Police have launched an investigation following a petrol bomb attack on a home in Ballymena, Co Antrim.

A device was thrown through the window of the property in the Shanowen area sometime between Monday and Wednesday.

The property was unoccupied, however damage was caused to the kitchen.

Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

(CD)

Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

27 January 2005
Taxi petrol bombed in north Belfast
A taxi has been petrol bombed in north Belfast overnight as a loyalist feud continues to escalate in the area. One man was arrested and subsequently released on police bail pending further enquiries following the incident which occurred in the Silverstream Avenue area just after midnight.
12 February 2019
Women Attacked And House Petrol Bombed In Lurgan Disturbance
Two woman have been assaulted and a petrol bomb thrown during a disturbance at a house in Lurgan. The PSNI received a report at around 8.20pm that two females had entered a property in Headington Manor at around 7.30pm on Sunday 10 February.
23 June 2016
Police Officers Disciplined For Failing To Tell Doctor About Woman's Head Injuries
Two police officers have been disciplined after they failed to let their colleagues and a police doctor know that a woman had sustained a head injury, a Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded. The woman died from bleeding to the brain on 24 February 2014, the day after she suffered the injury.
27 July 2011
Enniskillen House Fire Bombed
A petrol bomb has been thrown at a house in the Drumbeg area of Enniskillen. A window at the back of the house was damaged while paint was thrown at the front of the building around 2.20am this morning. The Alliance Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative Hannah Su has condemned the petrol bomb attack.
27 August 2004
Orange Hall paint bombed in Co Armagh
Police have appealed for information after an Orange Hall was attacked with paint bombs in Co Armagh. It is understood the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Milford but was not reported to police until late on Thursday. The front of the hall, which is on Hill Street, was damaged with brown paint in the attack.