Three boys arrested over rioting in Londonderry

Officers and police land rovers pictured at Nailors RowImage source, Nathan Edgar
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Officers came under attack in the Nailors Row area in Derry on 10 August

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Three boys, one aged 10 and two aged 13, have been arrested and since bailed following disorder in Londonderry in which 10 police officers were injured.

Petrol bombs, fireworks and stones were thrown by a number of youths at police lines during several hours of trouble in Nailors Row on 10 August.

The trouble followed a major police operation in the city surrounding the annual Apprentice Boys' Relief of Derry parade, which had passed off without incident.

Police investigating disorder said they made they conducted four searches in the city and a number of items were seized on Thursday.