Police increase resources after masked men patrolled East Belfast streets

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has stepped up resources after a group of masked men were seen patrolling the streets in East Belfast (Niall Carson/PA)

Police have stepped up resources after a gathering of masked men in east Belfast described as a loyalist “show of strength”.

Scores of men wearing face coverings and hoods or hats to conceal their identity were seen in the Pitt Park area of east Belfast on Tuesday in a video circulated on social media.