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03/12/2009
Fresh Trouble Flares In Central Belfast
City centre sectarian violence will be raised at a meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board today.
The move comes after seven teenagers were arrested following trouble in Belfast city centre last night, police have confirmed.
Two youths were set upon by a group of teenagers near CastleCourt shopping centre on Royal Avenue at approximately 10pm on Wednesday.
Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening, a police spokesperson said.
Police made the arrests a short distance from the alleged attack.
The incident comes a week after sectarian clashes between youths following the switch-on of the Christmas lights in the city centre.
It is also just days after an early evening assault on a leading Sunday newspaper editor, who was seriously assaulted in the grounds of Belfast City Hall - amid hundreds of shocked onlookers attending the festive Christmas Fair.
Sunday World's northern Editor Jim McDowell told of how he was beaten to the ground and kicked about the head in an attack that occurred in the middle of the busy Continental Market.
Four men attacked the journalist who was beaten on the head and body and treated in hospital for a bleeding ear and bruising.
The attack happened less than a fortnight after supporters of four loyalists accused of murdering Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan smashed up McDowell's car.
Today's Policing Board meeting is one of the body's regular events that are also open to the public.
As well as dealing with last night's incident, and that of 24 November in Royal Avenue/York Street/Castle Street, it is to be addressed by the Chief Constable and will specifically look at the PSNI's call management system and other issues such as the current threat assessment on terrorism, police training, the commitment to policing with the community and public contact with neighbourhood officers.
Meanwhile, there are to be more PSNI officers 'dedicated' to tackling crime in Belfast: "I can assure the public that we have an increased police presence in the city over the festive period," Chief Superintendent Brian Maguire, told the BBC this morning.
"Numbers have been boosted by additional officers from this district and from further afield."
See: McDowell Beaten At Festive Market
(BMcc/GK)
The move comes after seven teenagers were arrested following trouble in Belfast city centre last night, police have confirmed.
Two youths were set upon by a group of teenagers near CastleCourt shopping centre on Royal Avenue at approximately 10pm on Wednesday.
Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening, a police spokesperson said.
Police made the arrests a short distance from the alleged attack.
The incident comes a week after sectarian clashes between youths following the switch-on of the Christmas lights in the city centre.
It is also just days after an early evening assault on a leading Sunday newspaper editor, who was seriously assaulted in the grounds of Belfast City Hall - amid hundreds of shocked onlookers attending the festive Christmas Fair.
Sunday World's northern Editor Jim McDowell told of how he was beaten to the ground and kicked about the head in an attack that occurred in the middle of the busy Continental Market.
Four men attacked the journalist who was beaten on the head and body and treated in hospital for a bleeding ear and bruising.
The attack happened less than a fortnight after supporters of four loyalists accused of murdering Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan smashed up McDowell's car.
Today's Policing Board meeting is one of the body's regular events that are also open to the public.
As well as dealing with last night's incident, and that of 24 November in Royal Avenue/York Street/Castle Street, it is to be addressed by the Chief Constable and will specifically look at the PSNI's call management system and other issues such as the current threat assessment on terrorism, police training, the commitment to policing with the community and public contact with neighbourhood officers.
Meanwhile, there are to be more PSNI officers 'dedicated' to tackling crime in Belfast: "I can assure the public that we have an increased police presence in the city over the festive period," Chief Superintendent Brian Maguire, told the BBC this morning.
"Numbers have been boosted by additional officers from this district and from further afield."
See: McDowell Beaten At Festive Market
(BMcc/GK)
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