Six men sustain facial injuries in "racially motivated hate crime" in Belfast

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Six men have sustained facial injuries following an incident police have described as a "racially motivated hate crime" in Belfast City Centre. 

It follows reports of an altercation involving a group of people in the Bradbury Place area at around 1.30am on Saturday morning. 

Two men, both aged 24, have been arrested on suspicion of six counts of common assault. 

They both remain in custody assisting officers with enquiries. 

A PSNI spokesperson said, "Anyone who witnessed the incident or who may be able to help with the investigation, is asked to call police at Musgrave on the non-emergency number 101 quoting reference number 161 06/11/21, or to submit a report online using the 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/."

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