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Mother baffled by petrol attack | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A woman whose mother and 11-year-old daughter escaped injury in a petrol bomb attack has said she has no idea why her family were targeted. | |
The attack happened in the Springfield Close area of Ballymurphy shortly before 0500 BST on Thursday. | The attack happened in the Springfield Close area of Ballymurphy shortly before 0500 BST on Thursday. |
Kerry Tolan's daughter was staying with her grandmother, who lives alone in the house, when they awoke to find the front of the property on fire. | |
"My girl was squealing while my mother froze, she was in shock," she said. | |
Appealing for information, a police spokeswoman said a motive for the attack had not yet been established. | Appealing for information, a police spokeswoman said a motive for the attack had not yet been established. |