A petrol bomb attack was carried out on a house in Gintota, Galle in the early hours of yesterday (25), the Police said. 

A group of unidentified individuals arrived at a residence on Ginganga Mawatha and hurled a petrol bomb onto the roof before throwing another device onto the front yard. The first petrol bomb exploded on impact, damaging a section of the roof. The second device failed to detonate. No injuries were reported. 

Police sources indicated that one of the occupants of the targeted house had contested the previous Local Government (LG) Elections as a candidate on the National People’s Power (NPP) additional list.