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There has been trouble involving soccer fans following the CIS Cup final at Windsor Park in Belfast, police say. | There has been trouble involving soccer fans following the CIS Cup final at Windsor Park in Belfast, police say. |
Police said officers were attacked by a large crowd in the Boucher Road area following the match, in which Glentoran beat Belfast rivals Cliftonville 1-0. | Police said officers were attacked by a large crowd in the Boucher Road area following the match, in which Glentoran beat Belfast rivals Cliftonville 1-0. |
A PSNI spokesman said there were no reports of trouble during the game but "a breakaway group of approximately 300 people" attacked police afterwards. | A PSNI spokesman said there were no reports of trouble during the game but "a breakaway group of approximately 300 people" attacked police afterwards. |
He said officers had also prevented a lorry from being hijacked. | He said officers had also prevented a lorry from being hijacked. |
The spokesman said a number of other vehicles had been damaged. | |
Glentoran beat Cliftonville 1-0, thanks to a 31st minute Gary Hamilton goal. |