Five police officers hurt during riot
Five police officers have been injured and offices have been damaged during rioting in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
9 March 2013
Last updated at 00:15 GMT
A car was burnt out and offices were attacked during rioting.
A business premises in the same building as Justice Minister David Ford's constituency office was damaged and a car was set alight.
None of the injured officers needed to go to hospital.
It is believed loyalists carried out the attacks.
Ulster Unionist Party councillor Mark Cosgrove said a union flag protest which had been held in the area earlier in the evening whad been peaceful.
During the riot the premises of a health and safety consultancy on the first floor was badly damaged.
Offices were also damaged during the rioting.
Almost all of their windows were smashed.
Alliance Party councillor John Blair said: "I wholeheartedly condemn the actions of those involved in tonight's violence. There is no place for this unacceptable behaviour in our society.
"No doubt the people who caused what looked like a planned outbreak of violence had a clear intent to disrupt community relations," he said.
"During the disturbances the building in which David Ford's constituency office is based was also attacked, with damage done to the office of another tenant. This was a despicable attack and I would urge anyone with information to contact the PSNI as soon as possible."
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A car was burnt out and offices were attacked during rioting.
Five police officers have been injured during rioting in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
Trouble broke out on the Carnmoney Road at 20:30 GMT when a
crowd of up to 100 people attacked the police with bricks and bottles. A business premises in the same building as Justice Minister David Ford's constituency office was damaged and a car was set alight.
None of the injured officers needed to go to hospital.
It is believed loyalists carried out the attacks.
Ulster Unionist Party councillor Mark Cosgrove said a union flag protest which had been held in the area earlier in the evening whad been peaceful.
During the riot the premises of a health and safety consultancy on the first floor was badly damaged.
Offices were also damaged during the rioting.
Alliance Party councillor John Blair said: "I wholeheartedly condemn the actions of those involved in tonight's violence. There is no place for this unacceptable behaviour in our society.
"No doubt the people who caused what looked like a planned outbreak of violence had a clear intent to disrupt community relations," he said.
"During the disturbances the building in which David Ford's constituency office is based was also attacked, with damage done to the office of another tenant. This was a despicable attack and I would urge anyone with information to contact the PSNI as soon as possible."
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