Man charged over Fleming attack

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A 34-year-old man has been charged with the attempted murder of Damian Fleming in Coleraine.

He is to appear at the County Londonderry town's magistrates court on Friday morning.

Mr Fleming was attacked a short distance form where his friend Kevin McDaid was beaten to death by a loyalist mob on Sunday 24 May.

He remains in a critical condition in hospital. Nine other men have been charged in connection with the attacks.

Trouble flared in the Heights area of Coleraine after Rangers won the Scottish Premier League over rivals Celtic.

Support for the two Glasgow football teams, known as the Old Firm, has traditionally divided along religious lines in Northern Ireland.

Most Rangers supporters are Protestants while Celtic fans are predominantly Catholic, and the rivalry between the teams has often been mirrored in sectarian clashes following big games.