Family home is petrol bombed

Three adults and two children escaped injury after their home in Lisburn, Co Antrim, was petrol bombed yesterday morning

Three adults and two children escaped injury after their home in Lisburn, Co Antrim, was petrol bombed yesterday morning. One of the bombs ignited belongings in the living room of the house at Wallace Avenue, while the other landed close to an outside oil tank. Extensive damage was caused.

The police said last night that they had ruled out a sectarian motive.

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