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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 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. |
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. |