Three schoolgirls injured after sectarian motivated hate crime on bus

By Q Radio News

Three schoolgirls have been injured after their bus was attacked in what police say was a "sectarian hate crime" in north Belfast.

They sustained cuts when a window was smashed as the bus stopped at traffic lights at the junction of the Crumlin Road and Ligoneil Road at around 2:30pm.

Witnesses say a youth threw an object at the vehicle while two others looked on.                                                                                  

Speaking about the incident, Inspector Nick Browne said: "We believe at this stage that the male youth who threw the object at the bus was in the company of two others and was wearing a grey tracksuit with a black hoodie underneath.

"We are currently progressing a number of enquiries to identify the youths and would ask anyone who witnessed the incident to contact officers at Tennent Street on 101 quoting reference number 993 06/10/20, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."