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| Antrim arson and vandalism attacks 'hate crimes' | Antrim arson and vandalism attacks 'hate crimes' |
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| A man targeted in a racially motivated arson attack in Antrim overnight has said his wife and nine-month-old son were left in tears by the incident. | A man targeted in a racially motivated arson attack in Antrim overnight has said his wife and nine-month-old son were left in tears by the incident. |
| Martin Francis was at home in Tower Way on Saturday morning when police told him his car had been set alight. | Martin Francis was at home in Tower Way on Saturday morning when police told him his car had been set alight. |
| A window of a house in Tower Link was also broken. Police are treating the attacks as hate crimes. | A window of a house in Tower Link was also broken. Police are treating the attacks as hate crimes. |
| Mr Francis moved to Northern Ireland from India four years ago. He is now worried he will be targeted again. | Mr Francis moved to Northern Ireland from India four years ago. He is now worried he will be targeted again. |
| "Around five o'clock the policeman knocked on my door and said Martin do you know your car is on fire," he said. | "Around five o'clock the policeman knocked on my door and said Martin do you know your car is on fire," he said. |
| "So I was just shocked and I wasn't able to talk for a couple of seconds. I found my wife sitting in the corner of the room and she was crying, my baby was up and he also started to cry," he said. | "So I was just shocked and I wasn't able to talk for a couple of seconds. I found my wife sitting in the corner of the room and she was crying, my baby was up and he also started to cry," he said. |
| He said he had not been targeted before and did not know who was responsible, but added that he feared there could be more attacks. | He said he had not been targeted before and did not know who was responsible, but added that he feared there could be more attacks. |
| Alliance councillor Neil Kelly said it was "a despicable attack that was carried out by a bunch of cowards". | |
| "The people responsible for this attack do not represent the town. Antrim is welcoming to everybody," he said. |