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08/08/2005
Youths go on rampage in Londonderry
Youths have gone on the rampage in Londonderry at the weekend damaging seven cars and a house.
The incident occurred just after midnight on Sunday in the Tullyally and Curryneiran areas of the Waterside.
Eyewitnesses said a group of youths threw planks and bottles at passing vehicles, while a number of windscreens were smashed and a window was broken at a nearby house. Police remained at the scene overnight.
Elsewhere, police are treating a petrol bomb attack in nearby Kilrea as "racially motivated".
Five Polish nationals escaped injury when a petrol bomb was thrown at the rear of their house in the Clarahill area of the town.
The device is believed to have been thrown from nearby playing fields, causing scorch damage to the property. One man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Anyone with information on wither incident is asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB/SP)
The incident occurred just after midnight on Sunday in the Tullyally and Curryneiran areas of the Waterside.
Eyewitnesses said a group of youths threw planks and bottles at passing vehicles, while a number of windscreens were smashed and a window was broken at a nearby house. Police remained at the scene overnight.
Elsewhere, police are treating a petrol bomb attack in nearby Kilrea as "racially motivated".
Five Polish nationals escaped injury when a petrol bomb was thrown at the rear of their house in the Clarahill area of the town.
The device is believed to have been thrown from nearby playing fields, causing scorch damage to the property. One man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Anyone with information on wither incident is asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB/SP)
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