Seven PSNI Officers Injured in Belfast City Centre Over 24 Hours
A series of violent incidents in central Belfast left seven police officers hurt within a single day, including attacks by a teenager and a man who bit an officer on the arm.
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A series of violent incidents in central Belfast left seven police officers hurt within a single day, including attacks by a teenager and a man who bit an officer on the arm.

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers and vehicles were attacked by youths during a car meet in Belfast, leading a local Sinn Féin MLA to express anger over a lack of preventative measures.

A County Tyrone man has been found guilty of attempting to murder two police officers in Strabane, Northern Ireland, in a bomb attack later claimed by the New IRA. A judge rejected suggestions that the bomb attack was merely an elaborate incident to scare or terrorize police.

A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after attacking police officers with a crossbow and brandishing a sword over a four-hour period in Co Down, Northern Ireland.

Police officers were injured and vehicles were damaged during an attack on the PSNI at a car event in Belfast, with authorities stating that arrests will follow.

Police Ombudsman investigators concluded that PSNI officers did not use excessive force when responding to a potentially serious threat sparked by a toy water pistol in Belfast, deeming their actions appropriate.