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24/01/2005
Police attacked with petrol bombs
Police in Lurgan have been attacked with petrol bombs after investigating a suspect device on Sunday afternoon.
A police patrol had checked an area around Tannathmore School at about 2pm following a telephoned bomb warning. Army technical officers later declared the object a hoax.
During the operation, officers manning a cordon at the Lake Road, Circular Road junction, came under attack as five petrol bombs were thrown at them. No one was hurt and there was no damage.
Commenting on the incident, Sinn Féin assembly member for Upper Bann John O’Dowd said: “I have been predicting for sometime that a recent spate of such bomb alerts in the Lurgan area was going to lead to an incident like this and I would again urge whatever individual or group behind these pointless hoax calls to end this sort of activity immediately.”
Anyone with information on the hoax bomb call, or the petrol bombing incident is asked to contact police at Lurgan 028 3832 5144 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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A police patrol had checked an area around Tannathmore School at about 2pm following a telephoned bomb warning. Army technical officers later declared the object a hoax.
During the operation, officers manning a cordon at the Lake Road, Circular Road junction, came under attack as five petrol bombs were thrown at them. No one was hurt and there was no damage.
Commenting on the incident, Sinn Féin assembly member for Upper Bann John O’Dowd said: “I have been predicting for sometime that a recent spate of such bomb alerts in the Lurgan area was going to lead to an incident like this and I would again urge whatever individual or group behind these pointless hoax calls to end this sort of activity immediately.”
Anyone with information on the hoax bomb call, or the petrol bombing incident is asked to contact police at Lurgan 028 3832 5144 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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