Six injured in Belfast attack being treated as race hate crime

Six people sustained facial injuries in an attack police are treating as a race hate crime.

Two men have been arrested following the assaults in the Bradbury Place area of Belfast city centre at about 1.30am on Saturday.

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The men, both 24, have been detained on suspicion of six counts of common assault.

“Six males sustained facial injuries as a result of the incident which is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime,” said a PSNI spokesman.

“Both men remain in custody assisting officers with their inquiries.”

The PSNI has asked for any witnesses to come forward.

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