Petrol bomb thrown at house in west Belfast

Police are appealing for witnesses after a petrol bomb was thrown at a house in west Belfast last night.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a petrol bomb was thrown at a house in west Belfast last night.

The attack happened at 4.30am at a house in the Glenalena Park area of Ballymurphy.

The device was thrown at the house but failed to ignite. A wheelie bin was set on fire.

A PSNI spokesman said the incident is connected to a report that windows were broken at a house in the same estate yesterday morning.

READ MORE

Police are investigating a possible link between the attack and the murder of Gerard Devlin earlier this month.

There have been more than a dozen arson attacks in the area since Mr Devlin was beaten and fatally stabbed. A number of people have also fled.

His death follows a long-running feud between two families in Ballymurphy.

The police and local community leaders have appealed for an end to the attacks.