Police investigating Ballymena riots vow to 'seek justice' as they search for more suspects

Police are moving "night and day" to drawback those progressive successful rioting successful Ballymena, a elder serviceman has said.

There was a simplification successful upset past night, pursuing five consecutive nights of violence connected the streets of Northern Ireland.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said determination were immoderate "sporadic disturbances" connected Saturday, which included young radical throwing stones successful Lurgan and an effort to onslaught a conveyance successful Carrickfergus.

Assistant Chief Constable Melanie Jones said an accrued constabulary beingness helped de-escalate violence.

"The concern was overmuch calmer than we person seen successful caller days," she said.

"I issued a nationalist plea to parent/guardians and families of young radical who person been driving the transgression enactment successful immoderate areas to pass them of the superior consequences of their actions.

"I americium asking for continued conversations amongst section families to deter young radical from criminalising themselves.

"Everyone deserves to consciousness harmless connected our streets. So, conscionable arsenic we volition question justness for women and girls who study heinous crimes to us, we volition besides question justness for section guiltless families who are being targeted by criminality fuelled by hate."

'It's precise scary'

The unrest followed an alleged intersexual battle of a teenage miss successful the municipality connected 7 June. Two teenagers were arrested and charged, and the constabulary said the brace utilized a Romanian interpreter to plead not blameworthy successful court.

A peaceful protestation connected Monday evening astir the alleged battle was followed by attacks connected constabulary and properties lodging taste minorities.

Police described the scenes arsenic "racist thuggery".

Angry mobs took to the streets and constabulary responded to rioters' petrol bombs and bricks with rubber bullets and h2o cannon onslaughts of their own.

James Arcangel woke up to a ceramic smashed done his chamber window.

He told social affairs analogous Becky Johnson helium moved to the municipality from the Philippines conscionable implicit a twelvemonth ago.

More than 60 constabulary officers injured

So far, 24 radical person been arrested - 14 of whom person been charged to court.

"We volition proceed to robustly analyse the upset implicit the past fig of days but bash not privation to spot immoderate much young radical criminalised by being caught up successful this activity," Chief Constable Jones said.

"Sixty-four of our colleagues person been injured and I commend their bravery and determination.

"Their unwavering efforts implicit the past fig of days person resulted successful a simplification of upset and I anticipation the section communities who person been targeted person felt the enactment of our frontline teams."