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Eight police officers injured in Belfast bonfire trouble | Eight police officers injured in Belfast bonfire trouble |
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Eight police officers have been injured during trouble at an anti-internment bonfire in west Belfast. | Eight police officers have been injured during trouble at an anti-internment bonfire in west Belfast. |
Eight people were arrested following the disturbance in the Divis Street area on Thursday night. | Eight people were arrested following the disturbance in the Divis Street area on Thursday night. |
Police were attacked by crowds throwing paint bombs, bottles and masonry. | Police were attacked by crowds throwing paint bombs, bottles and masonry. |
Two police officers required hospital treatment for head injuries. A number of streets in the area were closed for several hours. | Two police officers required hospital treatment for head injuries. A number of streets in the area were closed for several hours. |
Police said that at about 03:00 BST on Friday, police were attacked by a man armed with a sword in the New Lodge area in north Belfast, during "continued disorder". | Police said that at about 03:00 BST on Friday, police were attacked by a man armed with a sword in the New Lodge area in north Belfast, during "continued disorder". |
In a separate incident, two teenagers were taken to hospital after they were stabbed as they attended a bonfire in the Torrens Link area of north Belfast. | |
The 16-year-old boy's condition is described as "serious but stable". The 15-year-old girl's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. | |
They said police fired two baton rounds in response to this attack. | They said police fired two baton rounds in response to this attack. |
Police said a "thorough investigation" was under way to "identify all those involved in the disorder". | Police said a "thorough investigation" was under way to "identify all those involved in the disorder". |