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| Gang sets man and woman on fire | Gang sets man and woman on fire |
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| A man and woman have been doused with flammable liquid and set on fire. | A man and woman have been doused with flammable liquid and set on fire. |
| Police said a gang of up to six men entered a house at Foley Road in Tassagh, near Keady in County Armagh, at about 2100 GMT on Monday. | Police said a gang of up to six men entered a house at Foley Road in Tassagh, near Keady in County Armagh, at about 2100 GMT on Monday. |
| They set the pair and the house alight. A 21-year-old woman is in a critical condition with serious burns, while a 33-year-old man is serious but stable. | They set the pair and the house alight. A 21-year-old woman is in a critical condition with serious burns, while a 33-year-old man is serious but stable. |
| A police spokeswoman said detectives were following a definite line of inquiry. | A police spokeswoman said detectives were following a definite line of inquiry. |
| She said they were appealing for anyone who saw suspicious activity near the fairly isolated house to contact them. | |
| SDLP councillor Sharon Haughey, who lives in the area, said locals were "shocked that something of this nature has happened in the quiet countryside". | |
| Ulster Unionist assembly member Danny Kennedy said: "What sort of people can sink so low as to set fire to others?" |