Coleraine: Petrol bomb thrown through window of house
Three people have escaped injury in a petrol bomb attack at a house in Coleraine, County Londonderry.It happened in the Lisnablagh Road area of the town shortly at around 01:10 BST on Monday morning.A petrol bomb had been thrown through the living room window, police said, adding a second petrol bomb had ignited beside the property's front door."Three adults were present in the property at the time but, thankfully, no injuries were reported," Ch Insp Mark Gingell said.
"We are treating this attack as arson with intent to endanger life," the senior officer added.Police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
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