16/10/2017

Flat Damaged In Arson Attack In Co Tyrone

A flat in Co Tyrone has been damaged in an arson attack.

The empty property was gutted by the blaze in Lisnafin Park in Strabane at around 5.15am on Sunday, 15 October.

Nearby properties had to be evacuated.

The PSNI are treating it as a hate crime.

(CD/JP)

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