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23/03/2007
Police injured during Westlink disturbance
Two police officers have been injured following disturbances in Belfast on Thursday evening.
They received minor injuries as they were responding to reports that a number of youths had been throwing stones at vehicles on the Westlink area at around 5pm yesterday afternoon.
Detectives were also forced to leave the area for a short period of time, due to the incident.
No members of the public were injured during the instance, however a number of vehicles are believed to be damaged.
Order was restored after police liaised with community representatives.
(JM/SP)
They received minor injuries as they were responding to reports that a number of youths had been throwing stones at vehicles on the Westlink area at around 5pm yesterday afternoon.
Detectives were also forced to leave the area for a short period of time, due to the incident.
No members of the public were injured during the instance, however a number of vehicles are believed to be damaged.
Order was restored after police liaised with community representatives.
(JM/SP)
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