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21/07/2003
Police officers injured during rioting
Two police officers have been injured during rioting in Antrim on Sunday night.
The two officers were injured when a petrol bomb was thrown during rioting in the Stiles estate in Antrim town at around 10pm.
A 24-year-old man was arrested after order was eventually restored.
Elsewhere, two golfers have been injured in what police are describing as a sectarian attack.
The men were attacked whilst playing a round of golf at Aberdelghy golf course on the outskirts of Belfast.
One of the men suffered a broken arm after he was attacked by the group which numbered around 20 youths.
A number of the attackers were wearing Rangers football tops while one of the injured had been wearing a Celtic club shirt.
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The two officers were injured when a petrol bomb was thrown during rioting in the Stiles estate in Antrim town at around 10pm.
A 24-year-old man was arrested after order was eventually restored.
Elsewhere, two golfers have been injured in what police are describing as a sectarian attack.
The men were attacked whilst playing a round of golf at Aberdelghy golf course on the outskirts of Belfast.
One of the men suffered a broken arm after he was attacked by the group which numbered around 20 youths.
A number of the attackers were wearing Rangers football tops while one of the injured had been wearing a Celtic club shirt.
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