PSNI appeals to community leaders to end violence, but prepared for more unrest

The PSNI moving a bin which was set alight on North Road in Carrickfergus near Belfast following sporadic outbursts of disorder. Picture date: Sunday April 4, 2021.

The PSNI has appealed to community leaders to put a stop the disorder and violence that has erupted in Northern Ireland in recent days.

Five police officers sustained injuries after being pelted with petrol bombs and masonry in Belfast on Sunday night.