Antrim store targeted in arson attack

The PSNI is investigating a suspected arson attack in Ballymena, Co Antrim, early this morning.

The PSNI is investigating a suspected arson attack in Ballymena, Co Antrim, early this morning.

A building used to stored newspapers in the Dunvale area of the Duncleg estate was badly damaged in a fire, which the PSNI believes was started at around 5am.

A bar next door suffered smoke damage. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident.

Elsewhere, two men in their 20s were arrested following the seizure of a quantity of drugs in north Belfast last night.

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