Masked men throw petrol bomb at South Belfast property in early hours attack

A number of people were inside the property at the time

Masked men threw a petrol bomb at a property in South Belfast in an attack in the early hours of this morning.

At around 12.50am on Saturday, August 15, two masked men approached a property in the Hatfield Street area. One of the men threw a petrol bomb at the house, which ignited and caused damage to a window.

The second man threw another object at the property, but it did not ignite. The men made off towards the Balfour Avenue area and the fire was extinguished by the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service.

A number of people were inside the property at the time, however, there were no reports of any injuries.

Detective Sergeant Faulkner said: “Shortly before 00:50am, it was reported to police that two masked men approached a property. It was reported that one of the men threw a petrol bomb at the front of the house, which ignited and caused damage to a window.

“The second man threw another object at the property, but it did not ignite. The men made off towards the Balfour Avenue area and the fire was extinguished by colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service. A number of people were inside the property at the time of the incident, but no reports of any injuries.

“Enquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and police would ask anyone who might have any information which could assist to contact police using our witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting reference 79 15/08/26 or call us on 101.

“Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”

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