An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of riot, after two police officers were injured when a petrol bomb was thrown at them in Carrickfergus.
The officers were injured while carrying out public order duties as disorder broke out in the town on Tuesday night, 9th June. One officer was treated at the scene and the other was treated at hospital for their injuries.
The man was arrested at an address in Carrickfergus this afternoon – Wednesday 10th June.
Chief Superintendent Stephen Murray said: “Our officers were working to keep communities safe during disorder and were savagely targeted by a petrol bomb. It was fortunate they weren’t more seriously hurt. No one should be injured for doing their job – particularly when that job is working all hours to keep people from harm.
“Our investigation is picking up pace and we will be making more arrests in the days ahead.”
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