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POLICE IN THE North are investigating after a petrol bomb was thrown through the front window of a house in Armagh yesterday evening.
The incident occurred shortly before 11.30pm in the Lakelands area of Craigavon.
The petrol bomb caused substantial damage to the property, and minor injuries to one of the occupants inside, believed to be a young male.
The PSNI said that a group of three or four youths were seen running away from the scene.
Detective Inspector Stephen Harvey said that this was an “extremely reckless attack and it is fortunate that the injuries were not considerably worse”.
DUP MP for Upper Bann David Simpson also referred to the incident as reckless, and said that “there can be no place for those who engage in such attacks.
“It is vital the police are given all necessary assistance to ensure those responsible are brought before the courts,” Simpson said.
He added that he was particularly concerned about the reports of youths running from the scene and encouraged them to identify themselves to the PSNI “if only to be eliminated from the inquiry”.
Anyone with information is urged to contact detectives at Lurgan police station, quoting reference 1249 23/3/17.
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” Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. “
@Mick Andrews: who do you quote?
@WreckDefier: Frederick Douglass, 1886.
@WreckDefier: Fredrick Douglas. U.S abolisinist.
@WreckDefier:
Who do you think you are to challenge someone on an exact depiction of what we went through and experienced
Such a tragedy. Watching the investigators trying to recreate the fire and nearly burning an airport hangar shows you just how clueless they were about what happened. Hoping one day all families will get answers.
look forward to this.
Best of luck with the podcasts.hopefully the journal starts bringing a lot of stories like this through podcast.
EXCELLENT, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
Such a sad story. That quote from Dunphy at the top of the article is very true. The government of today is as incompetent as the one back then. A very frustrating part of life in Ireland.
So many podcasts nowadays fetishizing real people’s terrible experiences. I hope they handle the material with due respect and sensitivity.
Let’s not forget this also. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavan_Orphanage_fire
Always goes unmentioned.
@Grant Masterson: Had never heard of this. Such an avoidable tragedy.
That ‘Listen on other Android apps’ button isn’t working.
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