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| Willie Frazer: Car destroyed in arson attack at his Markethill Home | Willie Frazer: Car destroyed in arson attack at his Markethill Home |
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| There has been an arson attack outside the home of the loyalist campaigner Willie Frazer in County Armagh. | There has been an arson attack outside the home of the loyalist campaigner Willie Frazer in County Armagh. |
| A car outside his house on the Tandragee Road, Markethill, was set alight in the early hours of Sunday. | A car outside his house on the Tandragee Road, Markethill, was set alight in the early hours of Sunday. |
| A passing police patrol saw the fire at about 01:15 GMT. They alerted Mr Frazer and brought him to safety. | A passing police patrol saw the fire at about 01:15 GMT. They alerted Mr Frazer and brought him to safety. |
| The 52-year-old is a high-profile member of the Ulster People's Forum, a protest group set up in the wake of the union flag protests. | The 52-year-old is a high-profile member of the Ulster People's Forum, a protest group set up in the wake of the union flag protests. |
| Garden hose | Garden hose |
| Police said the burning car was close to the house. Mr Frazer was sleeping when they raised the alarm. | |
| Officers also alerted his neighbours and drove a neighbour's van away to ensure it did not catch alight. | Officers also alerted his neighbours and drove a neighbour's van away to ensure it did not catch alight. |
| The PSNI patrol called the fire service and then used hand held extinguishers and a garden hose to dampen the blaze and prevent it from spreading. | The PSNI patrol called the fire service and then used hand held extinguishers and a garden hose to dampen the blaze and prevent it from spreading. |
| The car was completely destroyed in the fire but no-one was hurt. | The car was completely destroyed in the fire but no-one was hurt. |
| Sergeant Gwyn, of Armagh PSNI, said: "This was a very dangerous fire and due to the quick thinking actions of officers out on patrol no one was hurt. | Sergeant Gwyn, of Armagh PSNI, said: "This was a very dangerous fire and due to the quick thinking actions of officers out on patrol no one was hurt. |
| "The consequences if we had not caught this fire in time, do not bear thinking about." | "The consequences if we had not caught this fire in time, do not bear thinking about." |
| 'Very sinister' | |
| Police have launched an investigation and conducted house-to-house enquiries. | Police have launched an investigation and conducted house-to-house enquiries. |
| Danny Kennedy, Ulster Unionist MLA for Newry & Armagh, condemned the attack at Mr Frazer`s home and described it as a "very sinister development". | |
| "I am very relieved that William and his family have escaped injury and acknowledge the vigilant work and quick thinking of local PSNI officers in spotting the fire and getting everyone to safety. | |
| "They prevented it from spreading to other properties and causing serious injury," Mr Kennedy said. | |
| Mr Frazer is a former director of the victims' group, Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (Fair). | |
| He founded the south Armagh-based organisation more than 13 years ago, to support victims of republican violence. | He founded the south Armagh-based organisation more than 13 years ago, to support victims of republican violence. |
| However, he stepped down from his role last November. | However, he stepped down from his role last November. |