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Three men appear in court on petrol bomb charges

Scorch damage caused to a flat after a petrol bomb attack in Tandragee, Co Amargh.
Scorch damage caused to a flat after a petrol bomb attack in Tandragee, Co Amargh. Scorch damage caused to a flat after a petrol bomb attack in Tandragee, Co Amargh.

THREE Co Armagh men have been remanded in custody after appearing in court on charges linked to a petrol bomb attack earlier this week.

Stuart Robert Neville (39) Cusher Green, Mountnorris, Jamie Hackett (31) Drumnevan Road, Portadown and John Ross Ewing, (35) Hartfield Avenue, Portadown, were all remanded to Maghaberry Prison when they appeared at Armagh Magistrates Court on Friday.

All three are charged with arson, possessing petrol bomb in suspicious circumstances, throwing a petrol bomb and attempted intimidation.

The charges relate to an incident on Wednesday when a petrol bomb was thrown at a property from a passing car in Tandragee.

The attack took place hours after the BBC broadcast footage of a PSNI raid on the property.