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| Dunmurry: Two petrol bombings and arson may be linked | |
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| Two petrol bombings and an arson attack in Dunmurry near Belfast may be linked, the police have said. | Two petrol bombings and an arson attack in Dunmurry near Belfast may be linked, the police have said. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 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. |
| It is unclear if anyone was in that house at the time. | It is unclear if anyone was in that house at the time. |
| A second unexploded petrol bomb was found in the driveway of the house at Cloona Manor. It has been taken away for forensic examination. | A second unexploded petrol bomb was found in the driveway of the house at Cloona Manor. It has been taken away for forensic examination. |
| 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. | 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. |
| It was reported that a silver Vauxhall Zafira was set alight in the area. | 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. | 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." | 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. | 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 Cloona Manor 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. |