Arlene Foster expresses ‘regret’ on sectarian messages on some Twelfth of July bonfires

Fire fighters dampen down a nearby building at a bonfire at Duncairn Gardens, Belfast. The First Minister criticised those who placed sectarian and offensive messages on the loyalist bonfires. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

First Minister Arlene Foster has expressed regret at sectarian messages displayed on some loyalist bonfires.

Fewer Twelfth of July events took place across Northern Ireland this year amid coronavirus restrictions.