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21/02/2005
Seven escape injury in petrol bomb attack
Police are appealing for information after seven people escaped injury following a petrol bomb attack on a house in south Belfast early this morning.
The device was thrown through the downstairs window of a house at Tates Avenue, shortly after midnight, and furniture set alight in the resulting blaze.
One man has been arrested. However, police have yet to determine whether the attack had a sectarian motive.
Anyone who may have witnessed the attack are asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800555111.
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The device was thrown through the downstairs window of a house at Tates Avenue, shortly after midnight, and furniture set alight in the resulting blaze.
One man has been arrested. However, police have yet to determine whether the attack had a sectarian motive.
Anyone who may have witnessed the attack are asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800555111.
(MB/SP)
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