Officer injured during armed, 30-person brawl in Belfast

A Police Officer has been injured in a mass brawl in Belfast.

The PSNI says fighting broke out between a group of between 20 to 30 young people armed with knives and sticks in an area in the north of the city at about 10pm last night.

The damage caused tonight to residents cars from the sectarian mob. This has no place in North Belfast! pic.twitter.com/gcMC2AnFGQ

— Guy Spence (@GuySpence) August 14, 2015

A 17-year-old received a head injury and was treated at the scene, while a police officer suffered what is described as a minor injury.

Police are reminding members of the public that it is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place.

Anyone with information on what happened last night is asked to contact the non emergency number 101.