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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. Politicians from the area have condemned those responsible for the attacks.
"Their reckless actions will be widely condemned by all right thinking people," he said. SDLP Mid-Ulster Assembly member Patsy McGlone said the "reckless actions" of those responsible would be "widely condemned by all right thinking people".
"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." UUP Mid-Ulster MLA Billy Armstrong said "the vast majority of people in Mid-Ulster and the rest of Northern Ireland have demonstrated that they wish to live in peace with their neighbours, whatever their creed or colour".