Couple's house petrol bombed in Portadown

A man and a woman escaped injury when their house was petrol bombed in Portadown, Co Armagh last night.

A man and a woman escaped injury when their house was petrol bombed in Portadown, Co Armagh last night.

Two petrol bombs were thrown at the house on Festival Road at around midnight.

One of the devices was thrown through the utility room window, causing minor smoke damage, while the second was thrown against the garage door, causing minor scorch damage.

Detectives in Lurgan are investigating.

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