30/07/2013

Other News In Brief

PSNI Investigate Dissident Activity

The PSNI is currently carrying out searches in the south Armagh area in connection with investigations into dissident republican activity.

Detectives from Serious Crime Branch are carrying out searches in Newry, Bessbrook and Meigh.

Suffolk Estate Attacked Again

A protestant estate in the Suffolk area of west Belfast has come under a second attack.

Police are appealing for information after a car window was smashed with a stone on Monday.

Police attended the scene but did not find anyone in the area.

The incident is being treated as a sectarian hate crime.

It follows an incident last week, during which a group of 100 nationalist youths damaged cars and attacked properties in the area.

Man Receives Broken Jaw During Attack

A man has received a broken jaw during an attack in west Belfast.

The 33-year-old victim was approached by three men while walking his dog in the Jasmine End area of Twinbrook on the evening of 21 July.

One of the men punched the victim and he was knocked unconscious.

He has since been taken to hospital and has received surgery on his jaw.

Any information can be passed to the PSNI on 0845 600 8000.

Sinn Féin MLA Investigated Over Royal Retweet

A Sinn Féin MLA is to be investigated by Stormont's standards watchdog, following a retweet of a comment about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The tweet is reported to have been of a sexual nature.

The incident occurred just before the birth of the Royal baby last week.

TUV leader Jim Allister reported the incident to the Assembly's Commissioner for Standards.

(IT/JP)

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