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Four arrested after feud trouble | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Around 100 people have been involved in trouble linked to an ongoing loyalist feud in County Antrim. | |
Police have appealed for calm following overnight disturbances in the loyalist Castlemara estate in Carrickfergus. Four men have been arrested. | |
Police were called to the scene at about 0200 BST. A PSNI spokeswoman said calm was restored a short time later. | Police were called to the scene at about 0200 BST. A PSNI spokeswoman said calm was restored a short time later. |
She added officers would continue to maintain a "high visibility presence" in the estate. | She added officers would continue to maintain a "high visibility presence" in the estate. |
The arrests were in connection with an assault on a man aged in his 30s. The injured man was taken to hospital and discharged after treatment. | |
Police appealed to those with influence in the community to help reduce tension and prevent any further attacks. | Police appealed to those with influence in the community to help reduce tension and prevent any further attacks. |
It is understood the disturbances were related to ongoing tensions within loyalism in the Carrickfergus area. | It is understood the disturbances were related to ongoing tensions within loyalism in the Carrickfergus area. |