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| Five arrests over estate trouble | Five arrests over estate trouble |
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| Five men have been arrested after trouble in a Ballymena housing estate on Saturday afternoon. | Five men have been arrested after trouble in a Ballymena housing estate on Saturday afternoon. |
| A crowd, including a number of men with sticks and other weapons, gathered in Sandown Park in the Doury Road estate. | A crowd, including a number of men with sticks and other weapons, gathered in Sandown Park in the Doury Road estate. |
| A man in his 20s was assaulted and suffered a suspected broken arm. A flat was also damaged in a fire and a car attacked. | A man in his 20s was assaulted and suffered a suspected broken arm. A flat was also damaged in a fire and a car attacked. |
| The stairwell of another flat in Sandown Park was damaged by a fire on Sunday morning. | The stairwell of another flat in Sandown Park was damaged by a fire on Sunday morning. |
| Both homes sustained smoke damage and although they were occupied, the residents were not in. | Both homes sustained smoke damage and although they were occupied, the residents were not in. |
| Items, including a crossbow bolt, were recovered by police after Saturday afternoon's trouble. | |
| The five men who were arrested are aged 22, 25, 27, 36 and 45. | |
| Although no motive has been established for the violence, police have said a drugs link is one line of inquiry. |