Other News In Brief

Homes Targeted In Petrol Bomb Attack

Police have said up to five petrol bombs were thrown at a home in the Short Strand area of east Belfast on Sunday night.

Three of the devices landed at the rear of the property in Strand Walk while the remaining two were found at the front.

No-one was injured and no damaged was caused to the property in the attack, which happened around 11.30pm.

Police have asked for anyone with information about the incident to contact them.

Pensioner Assaulted Beside NI Hospice

An 84-year-old has suffered a broken arm after she was assaulted in north Belfast.

The attack happened around 2.30pm on Sunday beside the Northern Ireland Hospice.

She was out walking with a friend when she was pushed in the back by an unknown assailant who then stole her purse and bag.

The woman has been treated in hospital for her injury and cuts and bruises.

Police have appealed for anyone in the area to contact them.

Man Dies In One Vehicle Collision

A 23-year-old man has died in hospital after a one-vehicle car accident.

The crash happened on the Coole Road, Dungannon, Co Tyrone last Sunday (16 June).

The collision involved a silver BMW and it is understood the man, was a front seat passenger.

Two other men, aged 19 and 23, were taken to hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Five Men Jailed Over Drugs Import

Five men from Northern Ireland have been jailed for importing drugs worth a street value of £1.2m, the BBC has said.

Seven kilograms of cocaine, 44kg of amphetamines and 40kg of cannabis were seized in NI and England in February 2010 and police believe the drugs came from Holland, but were moved to England before being taken to Co Down.

The men were sentenced to between four and six years and will serve half their sentences in jail and half on licence.

A Dutch national was sentenced in connection with the 2010 seizure last month, while another man from Northern Ireland will be sentenced at a later date.

(JP/CD)