Appeal after Ballymoney petrol bombs incident

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Monday, 12 June 2017 07:50

by Roger Donnelly

Police investigating a violent weekend incident in Ballymoney are appealing to the local community to provide details of the culprits.

Three men got out of a silver car close to a filling station on the Finvoy Road around 4 pm on Saturday.each throwing a petrol bomb at a hut close to a bonfire site.

Two failed to ignite, but the third hit a 20 year-old man and partially exploded.

The victim was also attacked by one of the men carrying a metal pole and was treated in hospital for leg and hand injuries.

Coleraine police are appealing to anyone who saw what happened or has information that would help their investigation to contact the non-emergency number 101,quoting reference number '890 of 10/6/17'.