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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Shauna Corr

Fury after teens pictured sitting on pylon during 'organised party' in Belfast

Locals have expressed their anger after around 100 teens gathered for an "organised" party last weekend.

Police in Northern Ireland said they received calls from homes in the Rocky Road in south Belfast after "drunk" young people were seen climbing on a pylon on Saturday night.

One woman told Belfast Live: “From about 5.45pm upwards children started arriving by private car, so their parents were obviously leaving them, and there were taxis as well. It was an absolute mess. I collected all the bottles and all the rubbish and stuff.

“The kids were actually climbing on the electric pylon and sitting on the pylon swinging their legs.

“I phoned the police at 6.02pm and the police eventually arrived at 6.45pm. One car came first and they were probably stunned and then three other vehicles came after that.

“The police were fabulous. They tried to move the kids on, they all started to run and try and jump over the fence into the [Cregagh] Glen. Police did try and follow them.”

A PSNI spokesman said: “One youth was spoken to and taken home to his parents and will be referred to the youth diversion officer.

“I would ask young people who choose to engage in anti-social behaviour to think again and understand it is unacceptable. People have a right to live in peace and to feel safe in their communities and at a time when we face a global health emergency posed by Covid-19 it is vital everyone adheres to the government’s regulations on social distancing.

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