RUC reservist's home attacked

The home of an RUC part time reservist was petrol bombed early yesterday morning

The home of an RUC part time reservist was petrol bombed early yesterday morning. The petrol bomb was thrown through the living room window of the officer's house at New Mossley, on the outskirts of north Belfast, a predominantly loyalist area, around 1.35 n.m.

A carpet and furnishings were damaged in the ensuing blaze, which the RUC officer put out. Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, Crieve Orange Hall in Newry, Co Armagh, was badly damaged in a suspected sectarian attack.

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