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Six police officers hurt during Northern Ireland riots | |
(40 minutes later) | |
Police have been injured following trouble in counties Antrim and Londonderry. | |
Six police officers were hurt in rioting in Ballyclare. Five of them were hurt when a hijacked bus crashed into a police vehicle. | |
A number of petrol bombs and missiles were thrown in the town. Loyalists were believed to be involved. | |
There have also been reports of trouble in Magherafelt, Carrickfergus and Larne. | |
The trouble in the Doagh Road and Grange Estate in Ballyclare started at about 2330 BST on Saturday. | |
Police said water cannon had been deployed and baton rounds were used. | |
It followed an incident on Saturday afternoon when a number of roads were blocked by loyalists. | |
It is understood it was because of a dispute with police about the erection of illegal flags in the town. | |
Bonfire | |
The police had said they were liaising with community representatives to find a peaceful resolution. | |
It is believed up to 70 members of the loyalist community staged a protest after officers removed some of the flags. | |
At about 0300 BST police were called to the Leckagh Drive area of Magherafelt to trouble involving up to 50 people close to a bonfire. | At about 0300 BST police were called to the Leckagh Drive area of Magherafelt to trouble involving up to 50 people close to a bonfire. |
Police were attacked by missiles as they tried to remove a barricade. | Police were attacked by missiles as they tried to remove a barricade. |
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with riotous behaviour following the disturbances in Magherafelt. | |
A number of roads in Carrickfergus were also blocked by burned out vehicles. | |
DUP MLA David Hilditch, who is based in Carrickfergus, was involved in trying to bring calm to the area. | DUP MLA David Hilditch, who is based in Carrickfergus, was involved in trying to bring calm to the area. |
He said the trouble involved "cars, works vans, the hijacking of a bus and damage to people's personal property". | He said the trouble involved "cars, works vans, the hijacking of a bus and damage to people's personal property". |
He said he was aware of at least five vehicles burned out in Carrickfergus. | He said he was aware of at least five vehicles burned out in Carrickfergus. |
In Larne, police and fire crews were attacked by youths wearing balaclavas as they attended suspicious fires at derelict flats. | |
They were called to the Shanlea Drive area shortly before 0430 BST on Sunday morning. | |
A trailer was set on fire and blocked the road in Cairngorm Drive until it was removed by police at about 0740 BST. | |