The PSNI has requested assistance from police forces in Great Britain following violence in Ballymena, a senior officer has said.
Seventeen police officers were injured during a second night of violence in Ballymena.
During the course of the disorder, officers discharged a number of plastic baton rounds and the water cannon was also deployed in an attempt to disperse the crowds.
Report by Gluszczykm.
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