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| Boy, 11, injured by petrol bomb in Londonderry park | |
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| An 11-year-old boy has been injured in a petrol bomb attack in Londonderry. | An 11-year-old boy has been injured in a petrol bomb attack in Londonderry. |
| The device was thrown as the child played in Iniscarn Crescent in the Creggan estate at about 16:45 BST on Thursday. | |
| The boy was struck on the back and taken to hospital with burn injuries. He has since been transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | |
| The police believe two boys, aged about 12 or 13, were involved and are appealing for information. | |
| It is understood there was no ongoing disorder in the area at the time. | |
| The boy's condition is not yet known. | |
| Derry Mayor Kevin Campbell said the incident happened in a play park. | |
| "It is absolutely scandalous," he said. "Where do we go from here? | |
| "Are we going to have to put people walking about that park to protect that park? | |
| "You are never expecting a child of 11-years-of-age to get hit by a petrol bomb." |