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| Burnt vans left on tracks again | |
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| Hijacked vehicles were placed on the rail line in Lurgan, County Armagh, on a second night of trouble in the town. | |
| About 30 youths were involved in the disturbances during which two vans were hijacked and set alight along with a car stolen earlier at a GAA club. | |
| Masked gunmen were again reported to have been seen in the area. | |
| The disturbances followed the sentencing of three local men on Thursday over a dissident republican mortar bomb plot to murder police. | |
| The railway line remains closed between Portadown and Lisburn. | The railway line remains closed between Portadown and Lisburn. |
| Delays | |
| Translink has advised that train passengers travelling on the cross border Enterprise service to Dublin will be bussed between Belfast and Newry. | Translink has advised that train passengers travelling on the cross border Enterprise service to Dublin will be bussed between Belfast and Newry. |
| Those passengers already faced delays to their journeys as there is still a bus substitution in place between Drogheda and Dublin due to a bridge collapse at Malahide last month. | Those passengers already faced delays to their journeys as there is still a bus substitution in place between Drogheda and Dublin due to a bridge collapse at Malahide last month. |
| However, Sinn Fein councillor Johnny McGibbon said the rioters had again failed in their attempts to create widespread disruption. | However, Sinn Fein councillor Johnny McGibbon said the rioters had again failed in their attempts to create widespread disruption. |
| Two vans were hijacked and set alight at a railway crossing | |
| "The majority of young republicans are not interested in this type of activity and have stayed away," he said. | "The majority of young republicans are not interested in this type of activity and have stayed away," he said. |
| "At this point the PSNI have not been dragged into confrontation in the area, and this is the sensible approach." | "At this point the PSNI have not been dragged into confrontation in the area, and this is the sensible approach." |
| On Thursday night, at least five vehicles were hijacked during a night of violence, two of which were also set alight and abandoned on the nearby railway track. | On Thursday night, at least five vehicles were hijacked during a night of violence, two of which were also set alight and abandoned on the nearby railway track. |
| Police carrying out a follow-up search at a property in the Kilwilkie area of the town on Friday recovered a replica gun. | |
| Chief Inspector Jason Murphy said police had received numerous reports of armed men in the area on Thursday night. | Chief Inspector Jason Murphy said police had received numerous reports of armed men in the area on Thursday night. |
| "While there are no reports of any shots being fired, this is not acceptable behaviour for our streets and robust action will be taken," he said. | "While there are no reports of any shots being fired, this is not acceptable behaviour for our streets and robust action will be taken," he said. |
| He said there were no reports of petrol bombs being thrown and no-one was injured. | He said there were no reports of petrol bombs being thrown and no-one was injured. |
| "This was clearly an attempt to draw my officers into the situation to escalate the violence and to cause serious disruption or injury," he added. | "This was clearly an attempt to draw my officers into the situation to escalate the violence and to cause serious disruption or injury," he added. |