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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. | 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 on Wednesday. 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. |
| The chairman of Blackstaff Community Development Association, Billy Dickson, said it was an ongoing problem. | |
| "There have been incidents in the past in that area - stone throwing incidents from Glenmachen Street round to Roden Street, so you're not going to eradicate that kind of behaviour completely," he said. | |
| "We would like to see more police patrols in the area, but being an interface the police can't be there all the time." | |
| South Belfast Alliance Party assembly member Anna Lo said the attack was appalling. | South Belfast Alliance Party assembly member Anna Lo said the attack was appalling. |
| "These acts ruin lives and they must stop now," she said. | "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." | "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." |