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Woman's jaw broken in cab stoning | Woman's jaw broken in cab stoning |
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A 25-year-old German woman had her jaw broken when a stone was thrown at a taxi in south Belfast. | |
It happened in Glenmachan Street at about 2300 GMT. The driver and two other passengers were not injured in the attack. | It happened in Glenmachan Street at about 2300 GMT. The driver and two other passengers were not injured in the attack. |
The stone went through the car's windscreen and hit the woman. | The stone went through the car's windscreen and hit the woman. |
Police have appealed for information about three or four youths wearing hooded tops seen in the Broadway area at the time. | Police have appealed for information about three or four youths wearing hooded tops seen in the Broadway area at the time. |
South Belfast Alliance Party assembly member Anna Lo said the attack was appalling. | |
"These acts ruin lives and they must stop now," she said. | |
"Belfast has had problems in the past with people throwing bricks and stones at vehicles from overpasses, so the police should consider building fences to safeguard drivers and passengers alike." |