Eleventh Night Bonfires: police probe flags and emblem complaints

police probe bonfire complaints
Author: Nigel GouldPublished 11th Jul 2022
Last updated 11th Jul 2022

The PSNI said tonight (Monday) it had received a number of complaints relating to flags, effigies, Election posters and other emblems being placed on bonfires.

In a tweet the PSNI said: "We are gathering evidence in respect of these complaints and will review to establish whether offences have been committed."

More than 250 Eleventh Night bonfires have been built across Northern Ireland.

Around a dozen fires are considered potentially problematic by police.

One potential flashpoint this year is the site of a fire at Adam Street in the loyalist Tigers Bay area of north Belfast.