Arrest after arson attack on Bangor Action Cancer charity shop

A charity shop in Bangor was left extensively damaged after an arson attack in the early hours of Friday morning.

At around 4am police said a fire had broken out in a shop in the Market Street area and also a report that a window had been smashed on a door of a second business close by.

Police and the fire service attended, however, a substantial amount of damage was caused to the shop.

A man aged in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of arson and criminal damage.

Police have appealed for information.

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