Petrol bomb attack on house in Ballymena

Police in Co Antrim are investigating a petrol bomb attack on a house in Ballymena.

Police in Co Antrim are investigating a petrol bomb attack on a house in Ballymena.

The PSNI said two petrol bombs were thrown at a house in the Dunclug area at around midnight. Only minor damage to a wall and a shed was caused.

The occupants of the house - a woman and her two adult children - were unhurt. Police have not established a motive for the incident and have not ruled out sectarianism.

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