Man (18) charged with riot after two police officers injured by petrol bomb in Carrickfergus
A man has been charged in relation to an incident in which two police officers were injured when a petrol bomb was thrown at them in Carrickfergus.
The 18-year-old man has been charged with riot and is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Thursday (June 11).
Police say as is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
In an earlier statement, the PSNI said the officers were injured while carrying out public order duties as disorder broke out in the town on Tuesday night (June 9). One officer was treated at the scene and the other was treated at hospital for their injuries.
The man was arrested at an address in Carrickfergus on Wednesday afternoon (June 10).
Chief Superintendent Stephen Murray said: "Our officers were working to keep communities safe during disorder and were savagely targeted by a petrol bomb. It was fortunate they weren't more seriously hurt.
"No one should be injured for doing their job - particularly when that job is working all hours to keep people from harm. Our investigation is picking up pace and we will be making more arrests in the days ahead."
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