POLICE are appealing for information following a vicious sectarian assault in the East Bridge street area of Belfast on Saturday, December 5.

Constable Mulholland said: “At around 6pm it was reported that four teenage boys had been chased and assaulted by a group of approximately 15 teenage males.

“Two of the boys suffered facial injuries.

“Police are treating the incident as a sectarian hate crime and are appealing for witnesses, or anyone who has information to contact them by calling 101, quoting reference number 1306 05/12/20.

“Alternatively, you can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

“The independent charity Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”