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07/04/2011
Orange Hall 'Blazing Ram-Raid' Fails
A 'ram-raid' style attack on a rural Orange Hall has been condemned.
As the PSNI appealed for information, details emerged of how a car was rammed through the padlocked steel gates of Sheepbridge Orange Hall before it was set on fire and destroyed, although no damage was caused to the building.
The vehicle, which was thought to have been a Red Passat, was left to burn in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the site.
"The gates to the hall were padlocked and chained. The driver of the car may well have rammed them a number of times before breaking through," said a spokesman for Grand Lodge.
"The car was then set on fire, with the clear intention of damaging the hall.
"This is a quiet area but people living nearby may have heard or seen something. We would appeal for them to contact the police and help with their investigation," said the spokesman.
The Ulster Unionist candidates for the Fews District electoral area David Taylor and Andy Moffett have hit out after this week's attack on Sheepbridge Orange Hall.
Mr Taylor and Mr Moffett said they utterly condemned those responsible for the attack and stated that the individuals involved have nothing to offer to civic society.
The Ulster Unionist representatives said that an attack like this has no place in civilised society and only serves to raise public tension unnecessarily.
They commented that the attack was extremely sinister and appealed to anyone within the local community who may have information on the incident to come forward to police immediately.
(BMcC/GK)
As the PSNI appealed for information, details emerged of how a car was rammed through the padlocked steel gates of Sheepbridge Orange Hall before it was set on fire and destroyed, although no damage was caused to the building.
The vehicle, which was thought to have been a Red Passat, was left to burn in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the site.
"The gates to the hall were padlocked and chained. The driver of the car may well have rammed them a number of times before breaking through," said a spokesman for Grand Lodge.
"The car was then set on fire, with the clear intention of damaging the hall.
"This is a quiet area but people living nearby may have heard or seen something. We would appeal for them to contact the police and help with their investigation," said the spokesman.
The Ulster Unionist candidates for the Fews District electoral area David Taylor and Andy Moffett have hit out after this week's attack on Sheepbridge Orange Hall.
Mr Taylor and Mr Moffett said they utterly condemned those responsible for the attack and stated that the individuals involved have nothing to offer to civic society.
The Ulster Unionist representatives said that an attack like this has no place in civilised society and only serves to raise public tension unnecessarily.
They commented that the attack was extremely sinister and appealed to anyone within the local community who may have information on the incident to come forward to police immediately.
(BMcC/GK)
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