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06/06/2002
Police station attacked by petrol bombers
A police station on the predominantly nationalist Springfield Road in west Belfast came under sustained attack last night from around 50 youths.
The attack occurred at around midnight when the gang of masked youths threw about 50 petrol bombs and other missiles at the station.
Police reported that there were no injuries during the incident and the station received only minor damage to its gateway.
The attack was the second in a few of hours on the station after it was targeted by a youths who set off fireworks and threw stones at around 5pm.
Elsewhere a pipe bomb damaged the home of an elderly woman on Broadway at around 3am. The 70-year-old pensioner was not injured in the incident.
(GMcG)
The attack occurred at around midnight when the gang of masked youths threw about 50 petrol bombs and other missiles at the station.
Police reported that there were no injuries during the incident and the station received only minor damage to its gateway.
The attack was the second in a few of hours on the station after it was targeted by a youths who set off fireworks and threw stones at around 5pm.
Elsewhere a pipe bomb damaged the home of an elderly woman on Broadway at around 3am. The 70-year-old pensioner was not injured in the incident.
(GMcG)
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