Petrol bombs thrown at Belfast police vehicle

Petrol bombs have been thrown at an armoured police land rover in West Belfast, it has emerged.

Petrol bombs thrown at Belfast police vehicle
Sun, 20 May, 2012 - 14:51

Petrol bombs have been thrown at an armoured police land rover in West Belfast, it has emerged.

Two of them hit the vehicle on the Whiterock Road just before 11pm last night.

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