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Former playgroup site in Poleglass targeted for arson
An upsurge in anti-social behaviour across Northern Ireland this weekend has sparked a call for an action plan to deal with the disorder, Police in Co Tyrone broke up a crowd fight of around 250 people on Sunday that had gathered for a fight. And in Belfast, a large crowd of youths had to be dispersed from the Waterworks by the PSNI. Separately, youths attacked the police in Woodvale Park and others clashed in the Westland area. North Belfast SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon said: "What took place last night was totally unacceptable and it was dangerous, particularly in the middle of a pandemic when e...
BBC News By Sara Neill It took officers more than an hour to disperse the crowd from around Bell Steele Road. Police responded to reports of people lighting small fires and running in front of traffic at about 19:10 GMT. Supt Gerard Pollock said officers' priority was to keep young people safe. "This is reckless behaviour, which is even more irresponsible during this global pandemic when we all have a role to play in protecting ourselves and each other by staying at home and staying in our bubble," he said. image captionFires were lit and rubbish was discarded by the group of young people