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04/04/2005
Police investigate separate arson attacks
Police are appealing for information following separate arson attacks at the weekend.
In west Belfast the occupants of a house in Falcarragh Drive discovered two cars on fire outside their property at around 2.30am on Sunday.
Such was the intensity of the blaze, the front door of the house was damaged however no one was injured in the incident. A motive for the attack is not known.
Elsewhere at the weekend, a fire which destroyed a business premise in Newtownabbey is being treated as arson.
Two lorries were destroyed in the blaze which occurred at business premises on the Sanda Road. Another two lorries also sustained minor damage.
Anyone with information on either incident is asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB/SP)
In west Belfast the occupants of a house in Falcarragh Drive discovered two cars on fire outside their property at around 2.30am on Sunday.
Such was the intensity of the blaze, the front door of the house was damaged however no one was injured in the incident. A motive for the attack is not known.
Elsewhere at the weekend, a fire which destroyed a business premise in Newtownabbey is being treated as arson.
Two lorries were destroyed in the blaze which occurred at business premises on the Sanda Road. Another two lorries also sustained minor damage.
Anyone with information on either incident is asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB/SP)
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