Petrol bomb attack

A total of four petrol bombs were thrown during a disturbance during the early hours of the morning.

The petrol bombs were thrown at a police vehicle on patrol in Westland Street, in the Bogside, at around 12.30am.

Attempts were also made to move a vehicle. No one was injured.

Police dispersed a number of youths and calm was restored to the area, shortly after 0100 BST.

On Tuesday, Detective Chief Inspector Nick McCaw described the rioting in the Bogside on Monday night and Tuesday morning as amongst "the worst in a decade".

A masked gunman fired shots at police shortly after 1am on Tuesday.

Petrol bombs were thrown at a police patrol car which was on fire when a gunman appeared and fired five shots at the vehicle from a handgun.

Detective Chief Inspector McCaw said he believed dissident republican were behind the attacks.

Police said they were treating the attacks as attempted murder.

No-one was injured and the gunman ran off.

A petrol bomb was also thrown at a passing van.