Police attacked by missiles with violence erupting after Glengormley protest
Police were attacked by missiles after violence erupted following a protest in Glengormley on Wednesday (June 10).
Officers were targeted with bricks, bottles and masonry in the Antrim Road area. A bin was also set alight.
In a statement, the PSNI said the the disorder followed a protest in the area earlier in the evening.
Water cannon was deployed in Newtownabbey for a second night as police responded to trouble in Sandyknowes Roundabout area.
Initially, a crowd of people are understood to have tried to march on the Chimney Corner hotel, which in the past has housed migrants. When police stopped them from reaching the hotel, trouble ensued, which included a Department for Infrastructure vehicle being set alight.
The previous evening water cannon was used to quell unrest at Cloughfern.
The protests followed the stabbing of a man in north Belfast on Monday (June 8). A 30-year-old Sudanese man has appeared in court on charges related to the incident.