Appeal made to parents to ‘know where your children are’ after more city disturbances

The trouble was “picked up” by CCTV operators.

The post adds: “A crowd is approximately 30 youths ran from the area and police recovered a number of objects that were used as weapons hidden nearby.

“Thanks to good work from our CCTV crew these objects were located and seized by police even with stones and bricks being thrown at us and our vehicles.

“Enquiries will be made and CCTV followed up to identify those involved in the disorder”.

Now Belfast PUP councillor, Dr John Kyle, has appealed to parents to find out where their children are at night following the disorder in east Belfast.

Dr John Kyle has told the BBC that the violence “is a recurring problem and residents are concerned”.

“Over the last few weeks, there’s been a recurring problem with large numbers of young people congregating in the Newtownards Road area and this has been an increasing problem for local residents,” the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) councillor said.

“Many of the young people are coming in from outside the area.

“People get injured, property is damaged, local residents’ lives are disrupted and young people end up with criminal records.”

When police arrived at the scene on Saturday night, the youths ran from the area and officers subsequently found items that had been used as weapons hidden nearby.

They included a baseball bat and iron bar. Officers were attacked with stones and bricks as they recovered the items.