About 15,000 join Belfast anti-racism rally as trouble flares in Derry

About 15,000 join Belfast anti-racism rally as trouble flares in Derry

More than 120 groups take part in demonstration after week of rioting and disorder

Up to 15,000 people took part in a peaceful anti-racism rally in Belfast on Saturday, after a week of rioting and disorder in the city.

But there was an outbreak of trouble on Saturday night in Derry, 70 miles from Belfast. Ten officers were injured during the disorder in Nailors Row, said the Police Service of Northern Ireland, with fireworks, petrol bombs and other missiles used to attack officers. Derry City and Strabane Supt William Calderwood said one person was arrested and “a robust investigation is under way to bring all those responsible for this violence to justice”.

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