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| Tanker set alight at Quinn Group HQ in Derrylin, County Fermanagh | Tanker set alight at Quinn Group HQ in Derrylin, County Fermanagh |
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| A fuel tanker has been driven into the headquarters of the Quinn Group in County Fermanagh and set alight. | A fuel tanker has been driven into the headquarters of the Quinn Group in County Fermanagh and set alight. |
| Firefighters were able to put out the fire in the tanker's cab before it spread to the building. | Firefighters were able to put out the fire in the tanker's cab before it spread to the building. |
| The tanker was reversed into the building on the Ballyconnell Road in Derrylin at around 23:00 GMT on Wednesday. | The tanker was reversed into the building on the Ballyconnell Road in Derrylin at around 23:00 GMT on Wednesday. |
| The fuel tanker was later reported as stolen from a nearby property in Derrylin. | The fuel tanker was later reported as stolen from a nearby property in Derrylin. |
| It appeared to have been driven through security bollards at the entrance to the building. | |
| It has a Cassidy Oils logo on the side and is surrounded by foam used to extinguish the fire. | |
| The building is closed and police are still at the scene, which remains cordoned off. | |
| Phil Flanagan, Sinn Féin MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, said: "This is a despicable act and is not representative of the local community. | |
| "Those behind these actions are not acting out of loyalty to the Quinn family and are not furthering any cause. | |
| "The only result of such activity will be employment opportunities being impacted upon and that is a matter of grave concern for the people of the local community." | |
| Police have asked anyone who was travelling on the Ballyconnell Road between 22:30 and 23:30 GMT, and who saw anything suspicious, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | Police have asked anyone who was travelling on the Ballyconnell Road between 22:30 and 23:30 GMT, and who saw anything suspicious, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |
| There have been a number of previous attempted arson attacks on Quinn Group property. | There have been a number of previous attempted arson attacks on Quinn Group property. |
| The Quinn Manufacturing Group was recently rebranded as Aventas Group. | The Quinn Manufacturing Group was recently rebranded as Aventas Group. |