Eight arrested and 15 officers injured after Belfast riot

Eight arrested and 15 officers injured after Belfast riot

PSNI Chief Superintendent Simon Walls (David Young/PA)

A 13-year-old boy is among eight people arrested in connection with riots on the streets of Belfast.

Police said 15 officers were injured on Friday night after being targeted by a crowd of mainly young people in Sandy Row, throwing stones, fireworks, flares, manhole covers and petrol bombs.

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