Family may leave North after petrol attack

A Filipino family targeted in a petrol bomb attack today said they may leave Northern Ireland.

A Filipino family targeted in a petrol bomb attack today said they may leave Northern Ireland.

The PSNI say the attack on the Dundonald home, in which no one was injured, may have been racially motivated.

Two devices hit the Church Road house at around 3.45am today. One failed to ignite, while the other caused minor scorch damage.

Police want to speak to three people wearing hooded tops who were seen in the area around the time of the incident.

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DUP Strangford MP Iris Robinson condemned the incident and urged the local community to rally round the victims. Mrs Robinson also praised the foreign communities' contribution to the area: "In many cases, including this one, these individuals provide vital work in the Ulster Hospital or local nursing home."

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