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| Alliance Party office in east Belfast petrol-bombed | Alliance Party office in east Belfast petrol-bombed |
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| Three petrol bombs have been thrown at an Alliance Party office in east Belfast. | Three petrol bombs have been thrown at an Alliance Party office in east Belfast. |
| The attack on the premises on the Newtownards Road happened at about 23:00 BST on Tuesday. | The attack on the premises on the Newtownards Road happened at about 23:00 BST on Tuesday. |
| Scorch damage was caused to the building and windows were smashed, but no-one was injured. | Scorch damage was caused to the building and windows were smashed, but no-one was injured. |
| Police said two males were seen running from the scene. They have appealed for anyone who witnessed the attack or has information to contact them. | Police said two males were seen running from the scene. They have appealed for anyone who witnessed the attack or has information to contact them. |
| The office has been targeted a number of times since a vote on the flying of the union flag at Belfast City Hall in December 2012. | The office has been targeted a number of times since a vote on the flying of the union flag at Belfast City Hall in December 2012. |
| East Belfast Alliance MP Naomi Long described the incident as "another attack on democracy". | East Belfast Alliance MP Naomi Long described the incident as "another attack on democracy". |
| "If there are still people out there who think that violence and intimidation will prevent Alliance from working on behalf of the public in east Belfast, they are absolutely and totally wrong," she said. | "If there are still people out there who think that violence and intimidation will prevent Alliance from working on behalf of the public in east Belfast, they are absolutely and totally wrong," she said. |
| "My colleagues and I will not be bullied or intimidated. We will not be deflected by men of violence from carrying on the work of peace-building, and no-one should be under any illusion otherwise." | "My colleagues and I will not be bullied or intimidated. We will not be deflected by men of violence from carrying on the work of peace-building, and no-one should be under any illusion otherwise." |
| First Minister Peter Robinson of the Democratic Unionist Party tweeted: "I condemn without reservation the senseless attack on E. Belfast Alliance Party office. No cause ever advanced by such criminality." | |
| Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin tweeted: "The bigots responsible for last night's attack on Alliance Party office must be challenged and unreservedly condemned by all political leaders." |