Trouble flares at Orange parade
Two people have been injured and four others arrested during trouble at a mini-Twelfth parade in Glengormley, County Antrim.
A police officer and another person were hurt during the trouble, which happened as the parade passed Church Crescent in Carnmoney on Tuesday.
Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police say order was quickly restored.
Albert Steele of Carnmoney Orange Lodge said people threw missiles at marchers.
“There was a barrage of golf balls, stones, bottles with urine in them and paint bombs,” the deputy district master said.
“One of the bands got splattered with paint, the district master got hit three times, twice with golf balls and a brick on the back of the leg.”
Condemned
Police in Newtownabbey said the trouble started at 2040 BST when a crowd gathered at Church Crescent and a “small number” of missiles were thrown by the crowd and by followers of the parade.
In a statement police said they “quickly restored calm in the area with the support of local community representatives from both sides”.
One juvenile was arrested at the scene, a further three were arrested a short time later - two at Farrier Court and one at Glengormley Park.
Newtownabbey police said they “condemned the actions of a small number of people on both sides of this disorder who were intent on causing trouble”.
