04/02/2005
Boy injured by petrol bomb
A nine-year-old boy has been injured by what is thought to have been a petrol bomb thrown in the Lawnbrook Avenue area of north Belfast.
The boy sustained singed hair and burns to his face, but his injuries are not thought to be serious. Treated in hospital for burns, the boy has since been released.
A police spokesperson said that a lighted bottle of flammable liquid had been thrown, at around 9.00pm but it is not clear if the child had been the intended target.
A number of items were taken from the scene for forensic examination.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact police at Antrim Road on tel. 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(SP)
The boy sustained singed hair and burns to his face, but his injuries are not thought to be serious. Treated in hospital for burns, the boy has since been released.
A police spokesperson said that a lighted bottle of flammable liquid had been thrown, at around 9.00pm but it is not clear if the child had been the intended target.
A number of items were taken from the scene for forensic examination.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact police at Antrim Road on tel. 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(SP)
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