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| Two Orange Halls have been damaged in weekend attacks in County Tyrone, the Orange Order has said. | Two Orange Halls have been damaged in weekend attacks in County Tyrone, the Orange Order has said. |
| The front door of a hall in the Ballinderry/Bridge Road area of Coagh, near Cookstown, was forced open early on Sunday and a fire set inside. | The front door of a hall in the Ballinderry/Bridge Road area of Coagh, near Cookstown, was forced open early on Sunday and a fire set inside. |
| Chainsaws were used to cut through the door of another hall in Mulnagore, outside Pomeroy. | Chainsaws were used to cut through the door of another hall in Mulnagore, outside Pomeroy. |
| The Grand Secretary of the Orange Order, Drew Nelson, appealed for anyone with information to contact the police. | The Grand Secretary of the Orange Order, Drew Nelson, appealed for anyone with information to contact the police. |
| "I would appeal this morning for two things," he said. | "I would appeal this morning for two things," he said. |
| "First of all, that anyone who knows anything about this would come forward to give information to the police and secondly that there would be absolutely no retaliation." | "First of all, that anyone who knows anything about this would come forward to give information to the police and secondly that there would be absolutely no retaliation." |
| SDLP Mid-Ulster Assembly Member Patsy McGlone has condemned those responsible for the attacks. | |
| "Their reckless actions will be widely condemned by all right thinking people," he said. | |
| "Attacks on community facilities, like these, are wrong and need to be stamped out. I would urge anyone with any information about these attacks to contact the police without delay." |