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| A taxi driver is in a stable condition in hospital after a brick was thrown at his car windscreen in County Down. | A taxi driver is in a stable condition in hospital after a brick was thrown at his car windscreen in County Down. |
| Jackie Anderson, from Newtownards, was driving along the Portaferry Road on Saturday when it is thought people in another car threw a brick. | |
| It smashed the windscreen and he suffered bad head and facial injuries. | |
| It was the third such incident within hours. A car behind the taxi was also hit with a brick there was a similar attack on a woman driver on the road. | It was the third such incident within hours. A car behind the taxi was also hit with a brick there was a similar attack on a woman driver on the road. |
| The woman escaped injury more than an hour earlier when a group of youths threw a bottle at the car she was driving about two miles outside Portaferry. | The woman escaped injury more than an hour earlier when a group of youths threw a bottle at the car she was driving about two miles outside Portaferry. |
| Assembly member Kieran McCarthy said Saturday was not the first time attacks like this have happened in the area. | Assembly member Kieran McCarthy said Saturday was not the first time attacks like this have happened in the area. |
| He said the latest incident was a "murderous attack on a completely innocent motorist". | He said the latest incident was a "murderous attack on a completely innocent motorist". |
| A PSNI spokesperson said her windscreen was shattered and she was very shaken by the incident. | A PSNI spokesperson said her windscreen was shattered and she was very shaken by the incident. |
| Detectives have appealed for anyone with information about the attacks to contact them. | Detectives have appealed for anyone with information about the attacks to contact them. |