PSNI investigating whether Derry petrol bomb attack is linked to earlier incidents

Following a previous petrol bomb attack in Coleraine earlier this month, local MLA Claire Sugden said there had been nine such incidents in the area since April

The PSNI has appealed for information about a suspected petrol bomb attack in Coleraine (Niall Carson/PA)

Police in Northern Ireland have said they are investigating whether a suspected petrol bomb attack on a house in Coleraine is linked to a number of recent incidents.

One person escaped injury following the arson attack in the Loughanhill Park area of the Co Derry town in the early hours of Monday.