House damaged in petrol bomb attack

Two men and a woman escaped injury when their house in Ballymena was targeted by petrol bombers today.

Two men and a woman escaped injury when their house in Ballymena was targeted by petrol bombers today.

They were inside the property on Larne Street when it was attacked around 2.45am.

A small fire at the back of the property was extinguished.

Police said they were working to establish a motive for the attack, which caused minor damage to the house.

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