A police officer was hospitalised in the early hours of this morning following several hours of disorder in a Co Down town.
Officers say during the incident in The Flying Horse Estate in Downpatrick on Friday night, September 9, up to 30 youths were involved in throwing petrol bombs, bottles and masonry at police.
One officer required hospital treatment for a head injury after they were struck on the head by a bottle during the disorder which police say lasted into the early hours of this morning, September 10. A police car windscreen was also smashed during the incident.
