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First Minister Arlene Foster told young people that causing injury to police officers “will not make things better” following the violence that descended on parts of Northern Ireland over the weekend. Twenty-seven police officers were injured during Friday’s riots in Belfast and Londonderry, while a number of cars were hijacked and set alight in Newtownabbey on Saturday. Masked men threw petrol bombs and other missiles at PSNI Land Rovers during Saturday’s disorder near the Cloughfern roundabout on O’Neill’s Road. Meanwhile, seven people were charged with riot after the violence i...

A 47-year-old man has been charged following rioting in Newtownabbey on Saturday night in which thirty petrol bombs were thrown at police.

By Press Association 2021 The scene in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim where police came under attack with 30 petrol bombs on Saturday Some 30 petrol bombs were thrown at police in what has been termed an “orchestrated attack” during a further night of disorder in Northern Ireland. Police were attacked in Newtownabbey on the outskirts of Belfast on Saturday, after violent scenes in the Sandy Row area in the city as well as in Londonderry on Friday. Police said it was the fifth consecutive night of disorder in Derry on Friday, when 12 officer...

PSNI and politicians appeal for calm after disturbances in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim

By Press Association 2021 The scene in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim where police came under attack with 30 petrol bombs on Saturday Some 30 petrol bombs were thrown at police in what has been termed an “orchestrated attack” during a further night of disorder in Northern Ireland. Police were attacked in Newtownabbey on the outskirts of Belfast on Saturday, after violent scenes in the Sandy Row area in the city as well as in Londonderry on Friday. Police said it was the fifth consecutive night of disorder in Derry on Friday, when 12 officer...