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Page last updated at 11:58 GMT, Sunday, 15 June 2008 12:58 UK
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Couple escape petrol bomb attack

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A man and woman have escaped injury following a petrol bomb attack in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone.

It happened at about 0300 BST on Sunday on Creevehill Road. Scorch damage was caused to the outside of the house.

Police said they wanted to speak to a young motorist who alerted the couple that their house had been attacked.

A motive has not yet been established, but it is understood that detectives do not believe it was a sectarian attack. Police have appealed for information.

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