Bomb attack on house 'sectarian'

A pensioner whose County Armagh home was petrol bombed said she believes the attack may have been sectarian.

Gwen Cunningham was asleep when two petrol bombs and paint were thrown at her house on the Tandragee Road, Lurgan, at about 0130 BST on Sunday.

Gwen and her husband, Andrew, were not injured but the property was damaged.

The police are investigating a motive for the attack. Mrs Cunningham believes the house was targeted because it is in a Protestant area.

"We've never been targeted with stones or anything. It was a planned attack, because they didn't come out of a pub with petrol bombs," she said.

"I think, it is possible, it must be sectarian. It's a row of Protestant houses, there's a Protestant estate behind us and a Catholic esate in front of us.

"We've been here nearly 20 years and this is the first time our home has been attacked.

"We're both pensioners, we've both survived cancer and we don't need this. It's quite frightening."

One of the petrol bombs hit the roof of her home, the other landed in the back garden.

Paint was also thrown at their property and at an adjacent house.

It is thought a gang of up to six men was involved in the attack.

The police have appealed for information.