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| 'Up to 100' involved in trouble | |
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| Up to 100 people were involved in trouble after a loyalist parade in Bangor, County Down, police have said. | |
| Trouble in the town flared on Tuesday after a Junior Orange Order march. | |
| Police said two officers sustained minor injuries after missiles, including bottles, were thrown during the disturbances. | |
| The Orange Order's Thomas Haire said he had not seen any of the reported violence and that it had been "a good day". | |
| He said the Order would not be taking responsibility. | |
| Police said they responded to reports of disturbances in the Main Street and Castle Park areas. | |
| One person has been charged with riotous assembly and three other people who were arrested have been released pending further inquiries. | |
| Meanwhile, police have rejected claims they were heavy-handed in dealing with later trouble on a train from Bangor to Belfast. | |
| Fights broke out between passengers on the train on Tuesday evening. | Fights broke out between passengers on the train on Tuesday evening. |
| Disturbances later broke out on the train | |
| Officers in riot gear escorted all the passengers off at Belfast Central Station and an onward service to Carrickfergus was cancelled. | |
| Chief Inspector Robert Murdy said the police had to respond in the way that they did. | Chief Inspector Robert Murdy said the police had to respond in the way that they did. |
| "Police were asked to attend Central Station by Translink due to a high degree of violence breaking out on the train from Bangor," CI Murdy said. | "Police were asked to attend Central Station by Translink due to a high degree of violence breaking out on the train from Bangor," CI Murdy said. |
| "Our officers had to respond to ensure the safety of passengers on the train and indeed to protect members of the public. | "Our officers had to respond to ensure the safety of passengers on the train and indeed to protect members of the public. |
| "We understand that this could have been very frightening for other passengers but I certainly consider that our actions were proportionate given the level of violence that was being seen on the train at that stage." | "We understand that this could have been very frightening for other passengers but I certainly consider that our actions were proportionate given the level of violence that was being seen on the train at that stage." |
| Petrol bomb | |
| However, a passenger on the train, Selena Henderson accused the police of being "completely out of order". | However, a passenger on the train, Selena Henderson accused the police of being "completely out of order". |
| "The PSNI came onto the train and said 'everyone off the train' and everyone just looked at the police as if to say 'what's happening here'. | "The PSNI came onto the train and said 'everyone off the train' and everyone just looked at the police as if to say 'what's happening here'. |
| "But they just said everyone off the train now and started pushing and shoving all the young kids," Ms Henderson said. | "But they just said everyone off the train now and started pushing and shoving all the young kids," Ms Henderson said. |
| She said passengers had to pay for a taxi for two 12-year-old girls who had no way home to Carrickfergus. | She said passengers had to pay for a taxi for two 12-year-old girls who had no way home to Carrickfergus. |
| Translink's Ciaran Rogan said staff on the train had not been attacked, but had felt in danger. | |
| "They must have felt some sort of threat if the police were called," he said. | |
| He said some damage had been caused to the train, but that it had been repaired and went back into service on Wednesday. | |
| Asked what lessons could be learnt form the incident, he added: "I think the people who should be learning lessons are those engaged in public disorder themselves. | |
| "The lesson basically being that we won't tolerate any incidents where staff or passengers are threatened or where people's safety is compromised, and in cases like that we will call the police and ask them to deal with it." | |
| Meanwhile, a petrol bomb and other missiles were thrown at police in east Belfast. | Meanwhile, a petrol bomb and other missiles were thrown at police in east Belfast. |
| They came under attack after they were called to the Mount Pottinger area following reports of youths throwing stones. One person was arrested. | |