Armagh Orange hall fire 'suspicious'

A fire at a Protestant Orange hall was being treated as suspicious, police said today.

A fire at a Protestant Orange hall was being treated as suspicious, police said today.

It is believed that flammable liquid was poured through a broken window of the building in Portadown.

The incident at Bocombra Orange Hall on the Old Lurgan Road happened at 7.45pm yesterday.

Fire crews also discovered a wheelie bin on fire at the front of the building.

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