Petrol bomb attack on house was reckless, police say

By Jonathan McCambridge, Press Association

Police have described a petrol bomb attack on a house in Co Tyrone as “reckless”.

Detectives have appealed for information about the incident which happened shortly after 3.30am on Saturday when two petrol bombs were thrown at a house in the Pinebank Gardens area of Coalisland.

The occupant of the property extinguished the fire and there were no reports of any injuries.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “This was a reckless attack, and our inquiries are ongoing this morning to establish the circumstances of the incident.”

Police have also appealed for witnesses to an early-morning arson attack in Limavady, Co Derry.

At about 1.30am on Saturday, police received a report of a fire at a block of flats in the Glenview Drive area.

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the blaze.

Police believe the fire was started deliberately after an object was thrown through the window of an unoccupied flat.

One person was taken to hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation.