Bangor family escape injury after shots fired

A family of four escaped injury overnight after shots were fired through the window of their home in Bangor, Co Down.

A family of four escaped injury overnight after shots were fired through the window of their home in Bangor, Co Down.

A man, a woman and two teenage boys were sleeping upstairs when the attack on their home in the West Moreland area of the town took place at round 12.40.

Earlier, in an incident the police are not connecting to the shooting, a phone box in the town was destroyed by an explosion.

Police have taken away debris from the scene and have appealed for witnesses after the explosive device, placed on top of the phone box, detonated shortly after midnight. There were no injuries.

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Police are appealing for information in relation to both incidents.