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29/09/2003
Police attacked during separate trouble in Co Down
Police in Downpatrick are appealing for information after two officers were attacked outside a bar in the Co Down town last night.
One of the officers was punched in the face while another was hit on the head with a bottle during the disturbance in Market Street at around midnight on Sunday.
One man was arrested following the incident.
Elsewhere, police were attacked by a crowd of around 30 people during the early hours of Sunday morning in Banbridge.
The trouble is believed to have started after a fight broke out at a local nightclub in the town. When police went in to break up the trouble they were attacked by the crowd.
Two men, aged 21 and 23, were subsequently arrested for disorderly behaviour.
No officers were injured during the disturbances.
(MB)
One of the officers was punched in the face while another was hit on the head with a bottle during the disturbance in Market Street at around midnight on Sunday.
One man was arrested following the incident.
Elsewhere, police were attacked by a crowd of around 30 people during the early hours of Sunday morning in Banbridge.
The trouble is believed to have started after a fight broke out at a local nightclub in the town. When police went in to break up the trouble they were attacked by the crowd.
Two men, aged 21 and 23, were subsequently arrested for disorderly behaviour.
No officers were injured during the disturbances.
(MB)
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