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Police petrol-bombed in Craigavon

Police carrying out searches in the Drumbeg area of Craigavon, Co Armagh, have been attacked with petrol bombs.

Disordini a CraigavonFour vehicles, including a lorry, were hijacked and set on fire as trouble flared.

Police say they were carrying out a search of a property believed to be linked to an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity, when they came under attack from petrol bombers.

This is the third incident in the area in two years.

“It is disgraceful that a man out providing a service to the community has had his work vehicle hijacked and burnt out in broad daylight,” SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly said.

“The local community are sickened that their area has been brought into disrepute yet again by a select few who are intent on being destructive and reckless as well as putting the lives of innocent people at risk.

“If these incidents continue public sector agencies will become afraid to go into certain areas and it is the people in need who will suffer most.

“At the end of the day the real cost of these incidents falls on the taxpayer at a time of serious economic strain on both the public and private sector.”

Upper Bann Sinn Fein MLA John O’Dowd has also lambasted those responsible for the incident.

“The Tullgally community has worked hard and tirelessly with the Brownlow Neighbourhood Renewal Board, Craigavon Council and other statutory agencies to regenerate their area and they have been successful in this effort. These community activists are the true representation of this area, not those reactionary individuals who burnt work vehicles that were delivering a service to the local community,” he said.

“The political masters and the political groupings that have in the past supported the attempts to isolate this community from the benefits enjoyed by the rest of society should look at the effects of this wanton destruction and stand up and give proper leadership to their own followers.”

Drivers were advised to avoid the area around the Drumbeg and Monbrief roundabouts in Craigavon.

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