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| DUP man's home in arson attack | DUP man's home in arson attack |
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| The home of a DUP councillor has been badly damaged in an arson attack in south Armagh. | The home of a DUP councillor has been badly damaged in an arson attack in south Armagh. |
| Glenn Oliver's house, on Tullygeasey Road in Newtownhamilton, was targeted late on Wednesday night. | Glenn Oliver's house, on Tullygeasey Road in Newtownhamilton, was targeted late on Wednesday night. |
| Flammable liquid was poured through a window and set alight. Graffiti was also daubed on a wall. | Flammable liquid was poured through a window and set alight. Graffiti was also daubed on a wall. |
| Police have said they are treating the attack as sectarian. DUP MLA William Irwin described the attack as "very upsetting for Oliver and his wife". | Police have said they are treating the attack as sectarian. DUP MLA William Irwin described the attack as "very upsetting for Oliver and his wife". |
| "I have known both of them for many years and to find that his home has been attacked upsets me greatly and it is obviously very alarming and very worrying for them both," he said. | "I have known both of them for many years and to find that his home has been attacked upsets me greatly and it is obviously very alarming and very worrying for them both," he said. |
| "They are extremely decent and caring individuals and in his council work he is an extremely fair public representative who works for all the people of the area. He has never been a controversial figure." | "They are extremely decent and caring individuals and in his council work he is an extremely fair public representative who works for all the people of the area. He has never been a controversial figure." |
| The mayor of Newry and Mourne District Council, Sinn Féin's Colman Burns, described the incident as "a deplorable attack on a fellow councillor". |