Nine charged over Derry parade violence

Nine people were charged today with a range of offences in connection with violence that flared following yesterday’s Apprentice Boys parade in Derry.

Six men – aged 48, 30, 28, 22, and two 25-year-olds – were charged with public order offences and two other males – aged 17 and 21 – with possession of a petrol bomb. They are due to appear in Derry Magistrates’ Court next month.