Home attacked with petrol bomb

A family in Portrush, Co Antrim escaped injury when their home was attacked with a petrol bomb in the early hours of yesterday…

A family in Portrush, Co Antrim escaped injury when their home was attacked with a petrol bomb in the early hours of yesterday morning. The device was thrown at the front of the Glenbush Drive house at around 12.30 a.m.

Fire service personnel extinguished the fire, which caused minor damage to the front door.

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