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Two houses hit by gunfire in Lurgan
Seven people escaped injury following a gun attack on two houses in Co Armagh on Thursday night.
A number of shots were fired at two houses in the Collingwood Avenue area shortly before 9.30pm. Bullets struck both front doors but no other damage was caused.
A woman and her son were in one of the houses with three teenagers in an adjoining garage, while a couple in their 20’s were in the second house.
Police have appealed for anyone with may have seen two people leaving the scene on a motorcycle to contact them.
Elsewhere overnight, a car has been damaged in an arson attack in Co Down.
The incident occurred in Kinallen, Dromara shortly after midnight on Thursday. A small petrol bomb was found inside the burnt-out vehicle by responding police and fire crews.
Officers say house to house enquires are being carried out in the area to try to establish a motive for the attack.
(MB/SP)
A number of shots were fired at two houses in the Collingwood Avenue area shortly before 9.30pm. Bullets struck both front doors but no other damage was caused.
A woman and her son were in one of the houses with three teenagers in an adjoining garage, while a couple in their 20’s were in the second house.
Police have appealed for anyone with may have seen two people leaving the scene on a motorcycle to contact them.
Elsewhere overnight, a car has been damaged in an arson attack in Co Down.
The incident occurred in Kinallen, Dromara shortly after midnight on Thursday. A small petrol bomb was found inside the burnt-out vehicle by responding police and fire crews.
Officers say house to house enquires are being carried out in the area to try to establish a motive for the attack.
(MB/SP)
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