Officers say two masked men boarded the bus and poured fuel over it before setting it alight.
Police in the north are investigating after a bus was hijacked and set on fire in Co. Down this morning.
It happened on Abbot Drive in Newtownards at around 6:30am.
Officers say two masked men boarded the bus and poured fuel over it before setting it alight.
The driver managed to escape unharmed but was left badly shaken.
The PSNI's appealing for witnesses to contact them.
The party's leader Jeffrey Donaldson said terrorism and thuggery will do nothing to bring about the changes unionists want.
Crime Correspondent with the Belfast Telegraph, Alison Morris, says further violence can't be ruled out:
We are appealing for information following a hijacking incident in Newtownards pic.twitter.com/dXWzttGzW6
— Police Ards and North Down (@PSNIArdsNDown) November 1, 2021
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