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| Petrol bombs are thrown at police | Petrol bombs are thrown at police |
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| Petrol bombs have been thrown at police during trouble in Warrenpoint in County Down on Tuesday night. | Petrol bombs have been thrown at police during trouble in Warrenpoint in County Down on Tuesday night. |
| A group of up to 40 youths gathered in Duke Street at about 2130 GMT. | A group of up to 40 youths gathered in Duke Street at about 2130 GMT. |
| A number of cars were damaged. No-one was arrested. The police said CCTV footage would be examined and any offenders identified would be arrested. | A number of cars were damaged. No-one was arrested. The police said CCTV footage would be examined and any offenders identified would be arrested. |
| UUP assembly member Danny Kennedy condemned "the widespread anti-social behaviour which affected significant areas of Newry and Mourne". | UUP assembly member Danny Kennedy condemned "the widespread anti-social behaviour which affected significant areas of Newry and Mourne". |
| Mr Kennedy said "rogue elements" had attempted to "lure police" by using the Halloween festival as an excuse to attack property, individuals and the PSNI. | Mr Kennedy said "rogue elements" had attempted to "lure police" by using the Halloween festival as an excuse to attack property, individuals and the PSNI. |
| He described the scene in Bessbrook village in County Armagh as "something akin to Beirut, with bottles, bricks and large lumps of wood and burning embers scattered" all over the centre. | He described the scene in Bessbrook village in County Armagh as "something akin to Beirut, with bottles, bricks and large lumps of wood and burning embers scattered" all over the centre. |
| Sinn Fein councillor for Newry and Mourne Mickey Ruane said the incident was "completely unacceptable". | |
| "This type of outrageous behaviour can in no way be excused and indeed it is only by luck that no-one was seriously injured," he said. |