Six police officers hurt in Ballyclare riot

At least six police officers were injured in rioting in County Antrim

Six police officers have been hurt in rioting in Ballyclare in County Antrim.

The trouble in the Doagh Road and Grange Estate started at about 2330 BST on Saturday, when a crowd of up to 100 people attacked police with petrol bombs and missiles.
Five officers were hurt when a hijacked bus crashed into a police vehicle. It is believed loyalists were involved.
Disturbances were also reported in Carrickfergus, Newtownabbey and Magherafelt.
At about 0300 BST police were called to the Leckagh Drive area of Magherafelt to trouble involving up to 50 people close to a bonfire.
Police were attacked by missiles as they tried to remove a barricade.
A number of homes were also targeted in attacks which police described as sectarian.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for riotious behaviour following the disturbances in Magherafelt.

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