Police have urged motorists to avoid the area.
A spokesperson said on Sunday night: Motorists are advised to avoid the Cloughfern Roundabout of Newtownabbey, as a number of youths have gathered in the area. Motorists should seek alternative main routes for their journey.
Earlier, police confirmed a 47-year-old man has been charged following rioting in Newtownabbey on Saturday night in which thirty petrol bombs were thrown at police.
Three vehicles were hijacked and set alight during the rioting and petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown at PSNI Land Rovers at the Cloughfern roundabout in the O Neill Road area.
Police said a crowd of 20 to 30 people consisting of young people and older men, some of whom were wearing masks, gathered from shortly after 7pm on Saturday.
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