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21/01/2013
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Knife Man Tasered By Police
A man has been tasered and arrested by police in north Belfast, after having allegedly been found armed with a knife.
The PSNI says officers used a Taser gun on the man, who was found trying to stop traffic on the Legoniel Road at about 07:00.
The man has been arrested and is now in custody.
72-Year-Old Woman Dies In Road Collision
Police have named a woman from Enniskillen who died in a road traffic collision as 72-year-old Eleanor Pringle.
The woman died following a two-vehicle collision in Lisnaskea on Sunday 13 January.
The accident involved a silver Skoda Octavia and silver Ford Focus and occurred around 12.50 on Gola Road.
The Skoda Octavia was travelling towards Lisnaskea and the Ford Focus was travelling towards Ballindarragh.
Police are appealing to any witnesses to contact them in Lisnaskea on 0845 600 8000 Ext 55000.
Arrests Follow Flag Protests
Two men have been charged with disorderly behaviour following flag protests in east Belfast on Saturday.
The incidents occurred in the Albertbridge Road area of east Belfast.
The two men are aged 20 and 18 and are to appear in court on Monday.
A 15-year-old boy was also arrested, but has been released.
The disorder followed a protest earlier on Saturday outside Belfast City Hall.
The protests were part of an ongoing campaign by loyalists and unionists to overturn a Belfast City Council decision to restrict the flying of the union flag at City Hall.
Road Accident Victim Named
A man who was killed in a road accident in County Armagh has been named as 32-year-old Johnathon O’Reilly from Milford.
Mr O’Reilly was killed following a crash at Girvan's Bridge on the Keady Road some time between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them.
(IT/GK)
A man has been tasered and arrested by police in north Belfast, after having allegedly been found armed with a knife.
The PSNI says officers used a Taser gun on the man, who was found trying to stop traffic on the Legoniel Road at about 07:00.
The man has been arrested and is now in custody.
72-Year-Old Woman Dies In Road Collision
Police have named a woman from Enniskillen who died in a road traffic collision as 72-year-old Eleanor Pringle.
The woman died following a two-vehicle collision in Lisnaskea on Sunday 13 January.
The accident involved a silver Skoda Octavia and silver Ford Focus and occurred around 12.50 on Gola Road.
The Skoda Octavia was travelling towards Lisnaskea and the Ford Focus was travelling towards Ballindarragh.
Police are appealing to any witnesses to contact them in Lisnaskea on 0845 600 8000 Ext 55000.
Arrests Follow Flag Protests
Two men have been charged with disorderly behaviour following flag protests in east Belfast on Saturday.
The incidents occurred in the Albertbridge Road area of east Belfast.
The two men are aged 20 and 18 and are to appear in court on Monday.
A 15-year-old boy was also arrested, but has been released.
The disorder followed a protest earlier on Saturday outside Belfast City Hall.
The protests were part of an ongoing campaign by loyalists and unionists to overturn a Belfast City Council decision to restrict the flying of the union flag at City Hall.
Road Accident Victim Named
A man who was killed in a road accident in County Armagh has been named as 32-year-old Johnathon O’Reilly from Milford.
Mr O’Reilly was killed following a crash at Girvan's Bridge on the Keady Road some time between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them.
(IT/GK)
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