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| Link in Tyrone ram-raids examined | |
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| Police have said they are investigating if two ram-raids on cash machines in County Tyrone in a fortnight are linked. | |
| In the latest incident a bulldozer was driven into a Spar shop beside Kelly's Inn in Garvaghy, outside Ballygawley, at about 0230 BST on Wednesday. | |
| A PSNI spokeswoman said neither the cash machine nor any money was taken. | A PSNI spokeswoman said neither the cash machine nor any money was taken. |
| Last week a digger was used to demolish a wall in nearby Carrickmore in an attempt to steal an ATM machine. | Last week a digger was used to demolish a wall in nearby Carrickmore in an attempt to steal an ATM machine. |
| It emerged that a cash machine which police thought had been stolen in this incident was actually buried under the rubble left by those responsible. | It emerged that a cash machine which police thought had been stolen in this incident was actually buried under the rubble left by those responsible. |
| Inspector Clive Ballantine at Omagh police station said the raids were direct attacks on the local community. | |
| "The methods used by the gang were very similar. In both instances they were unsuccessful, but that was not for the want of trying," he said. | |
| "A point that should not be overlooked is that these were not only attacks on the commercial life of this area, they were attacks on the local community. | |
| "In Carrickmore the post office was out of action for some time, causing a great deal of inconvenience to locals, and this morning's raid also hit at a facility that is of importance to local people." | |
| The owners of the Spar shop said they were "disappointed" at the attack. | The owners of the Spar shop said they were "disappointed" at the attack. |
| In a statement, they said it caused a lot of disruption to the business which "has obviously had a knock-on effect on the local community". | |
| "As a family-run business, we are keen to work with local police to get the situation sorted out," they said. | "As a family-run business, we are keen to work with local police to get the situation sorted out," they said. |