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30 January 2011
Last updated at 08:08 ET
Rioters have attacked police officers in Lurgan with petrol bombs, fireworks and paint bombs.
It happened as officers investigated a security alert on the Antrim Road in the town on Saturday night. Police called the incident "an elaborate hoax".
The police said one baton round was discharged, which it is believed struck a rioter in the lower leg.
At least six police vehicles were damaged during the disturbance.
The railway line between Moira and Portadown was closed for a time, due to debris thrown onto it by the rioters.
Police said the bomb hoax was an effort to draw officers into the area.
Chief Inspector Ken Mawhinney condemned the violence that accompanied the alert.
"My officers came under a sustained and heavy attack with missiles, fireworks, a substantial number of petrol bombs and paint bombs thrown at them," he said.
"It is our belief that the hoax was an effort to entice officers into the area to attack the very service the community tell us they want."
The PSNI have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
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It happened as officers investigated a security alert on the Antrim Road in the town on Saturday night. Police called the incident "an elaborate hoax".
The police said one baton round was discharged, which it is believed struck a rioter in the lower leg.
At least six police vehicles were damaged during the disturbance.
The railway line between Moira and Portadown was closed for a time, due to debris thrown onto it by the rioters.
Police said the bomb hoax was an effort to draw officers into the area.
Chief Inspector Ken Mawhinney condemned the violence that accompanied the alert.
"My officers came under a sustained and heavy attack with missiles, fireworks, a substantial number of petrol bombs and paint bombs thrown at them," he said.
"It is our belief that the hoax was an effort to entice officers into the area to attack the very service the community tell us they want."
The PSNI have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
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