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| A Taser stun gun has been used on a 19-year-old man during early morning trouble in north Belfast. | A Taser stun gun has been used on a 19-year-old man during early morning trouble in north Belfast. |
| Officers were called to the scene of a disturbance in the Manor Street area shortly after 0300 GMT on Saturday. | Officers were called to the scene of a disturbance in the Manor Street area shortly after 0300 GMT on Saturday. |
| As they separated rival gangs, an attempt was made to attack the officers, and a warning was given that a stun gun would be used. | |
| This was ignored and the Taser gun was used. The police ombudsman has been informed. | |
| The 19-year-old man hit by the Taser is understood to have been examined in hospital and then returned to police custody. | The 19-year-old man hit by the Taser is understood to have been examined in hospital and then returned to police custody. |
| Two other men, aged 19 and 20, were slightly injured during the trouble, a police spokeswoman said. | Two other men, aged 19 and 20, were slightly injured during the trouble, a police spokeswoman said. |