Phone masts and electric box set alight in Belfast arson spree

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Phone masts and electric box set alight in Belfast arson spree
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'We are investigating a potential link between these incidents'

Police in Belfast are investigating a number of reports of arson across the city on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Inspector Hamilton said: "We first received a report at around 11.15pm on Thursday evening that a phone mast in the Donegall Road area had been set alight. A short time later, at around 11.30pm, we then received a report that a second phone mast in the Owenvarragh Park area of West Belfast was on fire."A third report of a phone mast on fire was then reported in the Springfield Road area of west Belfast at around 1.10am on Friday morning.

"Police then came across a phone mast on fire in the Stewartstown Road area of west Belfast at around 3.45am." Inspector Hamilton continued: "We are investigating a potential link between these incidents and are appealing to anyone who was in any of these areas and who may have information, or dash-cam or other footage, to contact them on 101, quoting reference 2334 of 01/06/23.

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