Firefighters injured in night of New Lodge trouble

Detectives working to identify youths involved

A spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said officers attended the address at around 6.30pm on Saturday September 23 following a report of a domestic incident
Author: Tara MclaughlinPublished 24th Oct 2020
Last updated 24th Oct 2020

A number of firefighters have been injured after they were attacked during a night of disturbance in north Belfast.

Youths threw fireworks and missiles, set bins alight, blocked roads and damaged a nursery school in the New Lodge area on Friday night.

Police say they are currently examining footage to identify the suspects.