13/02/2004

Three children vandalise Lisburn school

Three children believed to be about 12 years of age are thought to have been behind an attack on a Co Antrim school on Thursday.

The incident, which occurred at around 7.30pm, left damage worth an estimated £5,000 at Forthill College in Lisburn.

Thirty windows were smashed, a mobile classroom ransacked and a vending machine broken during the attack.

The three children were seen running from the school at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 028 9065 0222.

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