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Family flees after house attack Family flees after house attack
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A family of seven have been forced to flee their home in Strabane, County Tyrone, after masked men broke in and threatened them, police have said.A family of seven have been forced to flee their home in Strabane, County Tyrone, after masked men broke in and threatened them, police have said.
Police said a large number of men forced their way into the home just after midnight.Police said a large number of men forced their way into the home just after midnight.
They were carrying a number of weapons, including hurley sticks and bats and possibly a handgun. They were carrying a number of weapons, including hurley sticks and bats and possibly a handgun and smashed some property.
The home in Springhill Park was significantly damaged in the attack.The home in Springhill Park was significantly damaged in the attack.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. The youngest of the family is six-years-old.
SDLP Councillor Eugene McMenamin said: "Although the circumstances of this attack are still unclear, it is totally unacceptable in a civil society for a family to be intimidated and put out of their homes in this way.SDLP Councillor Eugene McMenamin said: "Although the circumstances of this attack are still unclear, it is totally unacceptable in a civil society for a family to be intimidated and put out of their homes in this way.
"I can only imagine the terror of the young children as they were threatened and their trauma at having to flee their home late at night.""I can only imagine the terror of the young children as they were threatened and their trauma at having to flee their home late at night."
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.