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Five police officers have been injured during trouble in County Down.Five police officers have been injured during trouble in County Down.
Bricks and bottles were thrown at police in the car park area of Donard Park in Newcastle at about 0200 GMT.Bricks and bottles were thrown at police in the car park area of Donard Park in Newcastle at about 0200 GMT.
Two police vehicles were damaged in the incident. A spokeswoman for the PSNI said order was restored a short time later.Two police vehicles were damaged in the incident. A spokeswoman for the PSNI said order was restored a short time later.
The DUP's Jim Wells claimed the trouble started after youths took exception to police checking the ages of people going into a club. The DUP's Jim Wells claimed the trouble started after a large group of youths took exception to police checking for under-age drinkers.
He said youths broke into a bottle bank and used the bottles to attack officers.He said youths broke into a bottle bank and used the bottles to attack officers.
Mr Wells called for the park to be closed off at night.Mr Wells called for the park to be closed off at night.
"The park is used by gangs of feral youths involved in all sorts of anti-social activity, raking cars around the car park," he said."The park is used by gangs of feral youths involved in all sorts of anti-social activity, raking cars around the car park," he said.
"The decent people of the town don't go anywhere near it after dark and the police have many similar incidents to control elsewhere in Down district."The decent people of the town don't go anywhere near it after dark and the police have many similar incidents to control elsewhere in Down district.
"It is a difficult position that they are in.""It is a difficult position that they are in."