Police have launched an investigation into a fire at an Orange Hall in Magherafelt.
Firefighters tackled the blaze at the premises on the Aghagaskin Road on Sunday evening. The blaze has been widely condemned.
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and UUP leader Doug Beattie both condemned the incident. DUP Mid Ulster MLA Keith Buchanan said the hall has been seriously damaged and urged all political leaders to condemn the blaze. “The police are investigating the circumstances. I call on anyone with information to contact the police in Magherafelt. I also call on all political leaders to condemn those who continue to attack Orange halls.
TUV Mid Ulster spokesperson Glen Moore said the fire is a “serious escalation of what has been a series of sinister developments in south Co Londonderry in recent weeks”.