Tag Archives: SHORT STRAND
DETECTIVES investigating disturbances along an interface in east Belfast have arrested a man. The 20-year-old was detained on suspicion of riotous behaviour, possession of an offensive … more
DETECTIVES are investigating after four petrol bombs were thrown at an east Belfast interface. Police are investigating the attack which happened in the Bryson Street … more
DETECTIVES are investigating an arson bid on an east Belfast house. A man escaped injury after five petrol bombs were thrown at the Strand Walk home in … more
LOCAL residents divided by an interface in east Belfast have held talks aimed at bringing an end to tit-for-tat attacks. Petrol bombs, fireworks and stones have … more
DETECTIVES have launched an investigation after a child was injured by a petrol bomb in east Belfast. The attack has led to appeals for calm as tensions … more
A HEAVY police presence was on the streets of east Belfast on Monday night. Large crowds are reported to have gathered along the interface at … more
DETECTIVES from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have seized a gun in east Belfast during a search in connection with dissident republican activity. Army bomb experts … more
SIX police officers were injured during trouble in east Belfast after nationalist youths threw a petrol bomb at PSNI lines. The violence broke out in the vicinity of … more
RESIDENTS said on Monday night that loyalists attacked a Catholic Church and homes in east Belfast. It follows a decision by Belfast City Council to only fly … more