Man charged with rioting at republican bonfire site in west Belfast

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Thursday, 8 October 2020 15:54

By Q Radio News

A 31-year-old man has been charged with rioting following serious disorder in Belfast.

It happened in the Distillery Street area on Saturday August the 8th.

The suspect is due before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday November 3rd.

A PSNI spokesperson said the charge relates to serious disorder in the Distillery Street area of Belfast on Saturday, August 8.

A total of 29 police officers were injured while assisting contractors with the removal of an anti-internment bonfire near the Grosvenor Road.

Three officers were left requiring hospital treatment after groups of young people hurled petrol bombs, bins, bricks and other masonry at police.

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