Monday 30 January 2023

Shankill Road bar attack sees man arrested at Belfast Airport

The man was arrested on Sunday night and is being questioned.

South East Antrim UDA (Newtownabbey). PHOTO SOURCE/EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITY COPYRIGHT © 2022
                30th January, 2023. 
A man's been arrested at a Belfast airport under the Terrorism Act, following an incident where a large crowd armed with baseball bats damaged a bar on the Shankill Road.

A gang of 20 men, some armed with bats, reportedly entered the Bar Berlin on Friday evening and smashed windows and TVs.

On Sunday night, officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force arrested a 60-year-old man at Belfast City Airport.


He was detained under the Terrorism Act and is being questioned by detectives.

PSNI Detective Chief Inspector Kelly said: “The man, who was arrested at Belfast City Airport on Sunday night, was arrested under the Terrorism Act and remains in custody at this time.

“Our enquiries into this incident on Friday 27th January are ongoing and I would ask anyone with information or who may be able to help with our investigation, to call detectives at Grosvenor Road on 101, quoting reference number 1696 27/01/23."

A second man, aged 59, was arrested on Sunday in connection to the incident and has since been released on bail.

With many thanks to: Belfast Live and Damien Edgar for the original story. 

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