Two young children were in a home targeted in a racially-motivated arson attack in south Belfast.
The front door of the property on Thalia Street off the Donegall Road was set alight in the middle of Thursday afternoon.
A couple and their two young children were inside the house when the attack happened around 3.30pm. All were uninjured.
It was a deliberate attack on a young family which could have had potentially serious consequences, the PSNI said.
“We are treating this report as arson with a racially-motivated hate element, and everyone, regardless of their background, has the right to feel safe in their home,” a Detective Sergeant McCartan said.
”Extensive damage was also caused to the door, its surrounding frame and the hallway area of the property.
”Our enquiries are continuing today and we are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and noticed anything suspicious.”
