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04/06/2004
Two men escape injury in bomb attack
Two men have escaped injury following a pipe bomb attack on a house in Co Antrim early this morning.
The men were inside the house at Bridge Street, Ballymena when a device, believed to be a pipe bomb, was thrown at a front wall shortly after 2am.
While the device caused minor damage to the house, the men were unhurt.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(MB)
The men were inside the house at Bridge Street, Ballymena when a device, believed to be a pipe bomb, was thrown at a front wall shortly after 2am.
While the device caused minor damage to the house, the men were unhurt.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(MB)
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