PSNI Appeals For Calm Ahead Of July 12th Commemorations.

Saturday, 10 July 2021 10:40

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkett

Hundreds of bonfires are expected to be lit across Northern Ireland

The PSNI's appealing to local communities in the north to remain calm over the coming days.

Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd says the force is working with stakeholders to ensure a peaceful Bank Holiday Weekend.

Hundreds of bonfires are expected to be lit across Northern Ireland as part of the 12th of July loyalist commemorations.

We’re appealing for information following an armed robbery this evening in Belfast city centre, during which a female shop owner sustained cuts to her head and neck pic.twitter.com/P4tQ2f7XlX
— Police Service NI (@PoliceServiceNI) July 9, 2021

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