Overview

• The unrest entered a third night when a leisure centre in Larne was set ablaze, signalling its spread beyond Ballymena
• Over 30 officers have been injured by Molotov cocktails, bricks and fireworks as security forces deployed water cannons and plastic bullets
• Police have arrested at least six suspects on suspicion of violent disorder and property damage
• Some residents have affixed notices like “British household” to their homes in a bid to avoid ethnically targeted attacks
• Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the violence and called for calm