Ikea stores attacked

THREE European Ikea stores — one each in Holland, France and Belgium — were hit yesterday by firework attacks.

No serious injuries were reported and most stores re-opened as scheduled yesterday.

Police in Son en Breugel, near Eindhoven, Holland, said an explosion destroyed a rubbish bin shortly before the store was due to close on Monday. A suspicious package was destroyed but it turned out not to have been an explosive.