Catholic schools set alight

A Catholic primary school in north Belfast has been damaged in an arson attack

A Catholic primary school in north Belfast has been damaged in an arson attack. Holes were made in the roof of St Mary's Star of the Sea school on the Shore Road and flammable liquid poured inside and set alight. The roof was badly damaged and the rest of the school ,suffered smoke damaged. The fire followed another attack 24 hours earlier on St MacNissi's primary school in Newtownabbey.

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