‘Hate incident’ Tyrone bonfire topped with migrant effigy lit

A loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone topped with effigies of migrants in a boat is set alight (Niall Carson/PA)

A loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland controversially topped with an effigy of migrants in a boat has been lit.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland earlier said they were investigating a hate incident in reference to the pyre in Moygashel on the outskirts of Dungannon, Co Tyrone.