Petrol bomb attack
The Larne home of a 49-year-old Catholic man was attacked at 1.30pm on Monday 9 August, another incident in the ongoing campaign of sectarian intimidation in the town.
The man, who does not wish to be named, says he is lucky to be alive after he escaped from his Hampton Crescent home after two petrol bombs were thrown.
This is the second attack on the man in several months.
One of the bombs hit a shed while the other went through an open bathroom window and exploded, setting fire to towels and curtains in the room.
The man, who was sleeping at the time, was wakened by his fire alarms which were triggered by the fire.
Murphy calls for halt to sectarian attacks
Sinn Féin assembly member for South Down, Mick Murphy, has appealed for an end to weekend sectarian attacks on Protestant and Orange property in his constituency.
He stated: ``I appeal to whoever was responsible for these sectarian attacks to desist immediately. They are a grave disservice to the entire nationalist community and in particular the people of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown who have been kept under siege by the Orange Order for over 400 days now.''
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