Police hunt for culprit of 'extremely dangerous' firebomb attack at Lanarkshire home

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Police are hunting for the culprit of a firebomb attack at a Lanarkshire home. We told yesterday how a BMW convertible was torched on a driveway on Pallis Crescent in Bothwell shortly before midnight on Friday, June 3.

Cops are treating the incident as deliberate, calling it an "extremely dangerous act". The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Detective Constable Graeme Easton told Lanarkshire Live : “No one was hurt but this was an extremely dangerous act and it’s vital we trace the person responsible. “I’m appealing for anyone who saw what happened or who has any information about the fire to contact police.