Car set alight and petrol bomb thrown at property in Co Armagh
PSNI officers (Liam McBurney/PA)
A car was set alight and a petrol bomb was thrown at a property in Newry in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred in the Helen’s Terrace area after 00:20am.
Three men approached a white BMW car parked in the area, one man smashed a window of the vehicle and another man set alight an object and placed it into the car.
One man made off towards Pigtail Avenue, as two of the men head towards Clanrye Avenue.
The vehicle is completely burnt out following the incident.
Two men then exit a property in the Clanrye Avenue area upon hearing the car window smashed and approached the two men.
It was reported that one of the men threw an unconfirmed fluid over one of the occupants, while the other man throws a petrol bomb at the front door of the property.
Neither of the occupants were injured during the incident, but were left badly shaken.
Police are appealing for anyone with information surrounding the incident to come forward.
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