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Petrol bomb attack on church hall | Petrol bomb attack on church hall |
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A petrol bomb has been thrown at a car parked outside a church hall in County Fermanagh while people were playing bowls inside. | |
The attack happened in the Clogh Road area, near Rosslea, at about 2215 GMT on Wednesday. | The attack happened in the Clogh Road area, near Rosslea, at about 2215 GMT on Wednesday. |
The device was thrown against a car but failed to ignite. No damage was caused. | |
DUP councillor Paul Robinson, who has been to the scene, said people heard a bang outside and thought something had fallen off a window. | DUP councillor Paul Robinson, who has been to the scene, said people heard a bang outside and thought something had fallen off a window. |
"It was only when somebody went to go home they discovered the car was covered in petrol and the bottle was lying beside it, broke," he said. | "It was only when somebody went to go home they discovered the car was covered in petrol and the bottle was lying beside it, broke," he said. |
"The car is not there but about 100 yards from the hall... there is a van driven against a post and the doors are lying wide open on it." | "The car is not there but about 100 yards from the hall... there is a van driven against a post and the doors are lying wide open on it." |
Ulster Unionist assembly member Tom Elliot has condemned the attack. | Ulster Unionist assembly member Tom Elliot has condemned the attack. |
"I call on people to be vigilant and report anything suspicious," he said. | "I call on people to be vigilant and report anything suspicious," he said. |
Police in Enniskillen have asked for anyone with information to contact them on 0845 6008000. | Police in Enniskillen have asked for anyone with information to contact them on 0845 6008000. |