Newtownards and Bangor: Two men charged after attacks

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Image caption, A forensic officer in Moyne Gardens in Newtownards after two petrol bombs were thrown at a house on Sunday

Two men have been charged following a series of attacks in north Down.

A 30-year-old has been charged with a range of offences, including arson with intent to endanger life and possessing petrol bombs.

The second man, also aged 30, has been charged with a number of offences including arson with intent to endanger life and making a petrol bomb.

Police said on Monday that in recent days eight houses in north Down had been attacked.

Some of the attacks, including one on a house in Moyne Gardens in Newtownards on Sunday, involved petrol bombs.

Both of the men are due to appear before Newtownards Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.

Three other men - aged 29, 50 and 53 - who were arrested under the Terrorism Act in relation to the incidents in north Down have all been released following questioning.