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Dunmurry: House damaged in petrol bomb attack Dunmurry: Two petrol bombings and arson may be linked
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A petrol bomb has exploded at a house at Dunmurry on the outskirts of Belfast. Two petrol bombings and an arson attack in Dunmurry near Belfast may be linked, the police have said.
A window was broken at the property at Cloona Manor just before 00:45 BST on Sunday and the device was thrown at the front door, causing minor damage. A petrol bomb was thrown at a house at Thornhill Crescent, at about 02:45 BST on Sunday. A man and a woman in the property were not injured.
No-one is believed to have been in the property at the time of the incident. A window was broken at a property at Cloona Manor just before 00:45 BST and a device was thrown at the front door. It caused minor damage.
A second unexploded petrol bomb was found in the driveway of the house. It has been taken away for forensic examination. It is unclear if anyone was in that house at the time.
Sinn Féin MLA Jennifer McCann condemned the attack. A second unexploded petrol bomb was found in the driveway of the house at Cloona Manor. It has been taken away for forensic examination.
"Thankfully, no-one was injured," she said. The police said they were also investigating a report of arson at the same property in Thornhill Crescent at about the same time as the petrol bomb attack.
"Attacks like this can lead to serious injury or death and it's very worrying that anyone targeted this elderly man's home in this way. It was reported that a silver Vauxhall Zafira was set alight in the area.
No-one is believed to have been injured during the arson attack, but the vehicle was extensively damaged.
Ch Insp John Wilson said: "Enquiries are continuing, but at this stage police are investigating a possible link between an earlier incident that occurred at the Cloona Manor area and the incidents at Thornhill Crescent."
Speaking about the Cloona Manor attack, Sinn Féin MLA Jennifer McCann said: "Attacks like this can lead to serious injury or death and it's very worrying that anyone targeted this elderly man's home in this way.
"If anyone has information on who was behind this attack, then they should give it to the police immediately.""If anyone has information on who was behind this attack, then they should give it to the police immediately."
SDLP Lisburn councillor Brian Heading said the attack was "reckless and dangerous". SDLP Lisburn councillor Brian Heading said the Cloona Manor attack was "reckless and dangerous".
"Anybody who throws petrol bombs at a home is attempting murder. There can be no justification of that," he said."Anybody who throws petrol bombs at a home is attempting murder. There can be no justification of that," he said.
"I'm urging those who carried out the deed to think long and hard and ask themselves what they have achieved and turn themselves into the police.""I'm urging those who carried out the deed to think long and hard and ask themselves what they have achieved and turn themselves into the police."
Police have appealed for witnesses.Police have appealed for witnesses.