Detectives investigating attacks on police release images of people sought

Detectives investigating attacks on police earlier this month in Belfast have released images of those they want to speak to.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Aug 2020, 17:22 BST
Updated 27th Aug 2020, 09:15 BST
Handout screengrab taken from CCTV dated 08/08/20 issued by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of one of the six men they want to speak to in connection with attacks on police earlier this month in Belfast.Handout screengrab taken from CCTV dated 08/08/20 issued by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of one of the six men they want to speak to in connection with attacks on police earlier this month in Belfast.
Handout screengrab taken from CCTV dated 08/08/20 issued by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of one of the six men they want to speak to in connection with attacks on police earlier this month in Belfast.

Twenty-nine officers were injured during disorder at Distillery Street on August 8 after a republican bonfire was dismantled.

On Wednesday police released images of six people they are seeking.

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Superintendent Melanie Jones said: “By releasing these images I am hopeful that either the individuals themselves will contact police directly or the wider community can help us identify them.”

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Image released by PSNI

Officers are examining videos circulating relating to the disorder.

She added: “We are committed to identifying those involved in this significant disorder and we will be relentless in our pursuit in bringing offenders before the courts.

“It is in everybody’s interest, as well as in the interest of justice, that those responsible are dealt with appropriately and I would urge anyone who may have any information to bring it forward to police at Musgrave police station.”