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Minister wants PSNI rioting talks | Minister wants PSNI rioting talks |
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An attack on police officers in a Bangor housing estate was "appalling", the social development minister has said. | |
Margaret Ritchie's department looks after funding for a £1m project aimed at moving the UDA away from violence. | Margaret Ritchie's department looks after funding for a £1m project aimed at moving the UDA away from violence. |
Chief Constable Hugh Orde said he believed the UDA played a role in the Kilcooley trouble, and he thought they shouldn't receive more money. | |
Ms Ritchie said she wanted to meet PSNI officials to hear their assessment. | Ms Ritchie said she wanted to meet PSNI officials to hear their assessment. |
"Guns have no place in the peaceful society we are trying to create," she said. | "Guns have no place in the peaceful society we are trying to create," she said. |
If you want my personal opinion, I wouldn't give them 50 pence Sir Hugh OrdePSNI chief constable "I am very concerned at reports of UDA involvement in these serious disturbances." | If you want my personal opinion, I wouldn't give them 50 pence Sir Hugh OrdePSNI chief constable "I am very concerned at reports of UDA involvement in these serious disturbances." |
Six people were struck with baton rounds during the violence on Wednesday. | Six people were struck with baton rounds during the violence on Wednesday. |
Officers also came under attack from petrol bombs, stones and fireworks. A number of cars were also set alight. | Officers also came under attack from petrol bombs, stones and fireworks. A number of cars were also set alight. |
One of the cars set alight during the violenceThe disturbances followed searches linked to terrorist-related crime. Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde said he had evidence that the loyalist paramilitary group was behind the disturbances. | One of the cars set alight during the violenceThe disturbances followed searches linked to terrorist-related crime. Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde said he had evidence that the loyalist paramilitary group was behind the disturbances. |
"If that was value for money, then the people of Kilcooley got very poor value for their money," said Sir Hugh. | "If that was value for money, then the people of Kilcooley got very poor value for their money," said Sir Hugh. |
"If you want my personal opinion, I wouldn't give them 50 pence." | "If you want my personal opinion, I wouldn't give them 50 pence." |
North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon said: "I don't think anything at all will justify opening fire on police officers and for so-called loyalists to attack police officers is in my mind just a completely non-acceptable thing to do." | North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon said: "I don't think anything at all will justify opening fire on police officers and for so-called loyalists to attack police officers is in my mind just a completely non-acceptable thing to do." |
There were no reports of any serious injuries following the violence, which at one stage involved up to 200 people. | There were no reports of any serious injuries following the violence, which at one stage involved up to 200 people. |
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