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| Police defend response to rioting | |
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| Police have denied claims they were heavy-handed during a riot in which 70 people attacked officers close to Londonderry's City Cemetery. | |
| It happened as officers tried to speak to organisers of what is believed to have been an illegal dissident republican parade in the area. | It happened as officers tried to speak to organisers of what is believed to have been an illegal dissident republican parade in the area. |
| An eyewitness said police photographed and questioned children. | |
| PSNI Inspector Trevor McKeown said it was a known procedure for evidence to be gathered by way of photographs. | |
| However, he said he was not aware that young children were involved in the investigation. | |
| A police vehicle came under sustained attack from people throwing petrol bombs, bottles and containers of paint. | A police vehicle came under sustained attack from people throwing petrol bombs, bottles and containers of paint. |
| Police recovered 40 petrol bombs following the trouble which started at about 1500 GMT on Monday. | Police recovered 40 petrol bombs following the trouble which started at about 1500 GMT on Monday. |
| There were no reports of any injuries. Two teenagers who were arrested have been released pending reports to the Public Prosecution Service. | There were no reports of any injuries. Two teenagers who were arrested have been released pending reports to the Public Prosecution Service. |