Dissident firebombers 'will be hunted down'

Dissident republicans who fire-bombed three stores in Belfast early today will be hunted down, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain pledged.

Millions of pounds-worth of damage was caused and 50 jobs are under threat following the attacks, which happened as an all-party group of politicians prepared to ask Chancellor Gordon Brown for a £5bn (€7.5bn) Northern Ireland peace dividend.