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21/10/2003
Prison Officers homes targeted in Co Antrim
The homes of two Prison Officers have been targeted in separate incidents last night.
In Carnmoney, the home of a prison officer was damaged while his car was also set on fire.
In nearby Ballyduff, a house which used to belong to a prison officer was attacked with petrol bombs.
Former South Antrim SDLP MLA, Donovan McClelland, expressed his "disgust" at the attacks.
"This attacks must stop straight away," he said. "The masked men who attack these homes like thieves in the night should realised that they have no support, no justification and no mandate for their actions."
Monday night's attacks are just the latest in a long line of attacks on Prison Officers in recent months.
(MB)
In Carnmoney, the home of a prison officer was damaged while his car was also set on fire.
In nearby Ballyduff, a house which used to belong to a prison officer was attacked with petrol bombs.
Former South Antrim SDLP MLA, Donovan McClelland, expressed his "disgust" at the attacks.
"This attacks must stop straight away," he said. "The masked men who attack these homes like thieves in the night should realised that they have no support, no justification and no mandate for their actions."
Monday night's attacks are just the latest in a long line of attacks on Prison Officers in recent months.
(MB)
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