10/10/2003

Family escape injury in gun attack

A family have escaped injury after a number of gun shots were fired into their home in Bangor early this morning.

The man, woman and two teenage boys were asleep upstairs when shots were fired through the living room window at around 4am.

Shortly before the attack a device exploded at a nearby phone box. No one was injured.

It is unclear at present if the two incidents are connected, however police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

(MB)

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