Ireland
Police suspect attack linked to Devlin murder
Thursday, 16 February 2006 11:34Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a link between a petrol bomb attack in west Belfast this morning and the killing of a local man, Gerard Devlin, earlier this month.
The device, which failed to ignite, was thrown at a house in the Ballymurphy area at around 4.30am. A bin was also set on fire.
Yesterday, two windows were broken in the same area.
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Mr Devlin, a 39-year-old father of six, was killed as he called to collect his children from Whitecliff Parade in Ballymurphy two weeks ago.
Four people have been charged with his murder.
