POLICE are hunting two masked males for arson after they burned a car with a petrol bomb last night.

The PSNI say that around 10.30 pm on Monday, 20 February, police received a report of a black Citroen C4 Picasso set on fire while parked in Towerview Crescent.

The window of the vehicle was smashed and a petrol bomb thrown inside.

Two masked males were seen in the area at the time.

District Commander, Superintendent Brian Kee said: “We are treating this incident as a hate crime and would like to hear from anyone who has information that may help our investigation.

“We can be contacted on 101, quoting ref: 1291 200217.”

If you prefer to provide information without giving your details you can contact the independent Crimstoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.