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| Gang use 'brick' in city assault | Gang use 'brick' in city assault |
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| A 25-year-old man has been attacked by a group of men in north Belfast, the police have said. | A 25-year-old man has been attacked by a group of men in north Belfast, the police have said. |
| Drew Aitken sustained a fractured cheek and bruising to the body during the assault, in which a brick or breeze block was dropped on his face. | Drew Aitken sustained a fractured cheek and bruising to the body during the assault, in which a brick or breeze block was dropped on his face. |
| It happened at the junction of Salisbury Avenue and Antrim Road at about 0100 BST as he left an all-night garage. A teenager has been arrested. | |
| "They just ran up and started kicking and punching me," Mr Aitken said. | "They just ran up and started kicking and punching me," Mr Aitken said. |
| "One of them ran up with a big brick or something - I don't know what it was - and just threw it - that was what did the damage to my face. | "One of them ran up with a big brick or something - I don't know what it was - and just threw it - that was what did the damage to my face. |
| "Then I just remember about five or 10 minutes - it going on for - and the police just came round." | "Then I just remember about five or 10 minutes - it going on for - and the police just came round." |
| Police have said they are investigating a motive for the attack. | Police have said they are investigating a motive for the attack. |
| A 16-year-old youth has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on Saturday. | |
| A second youth arrested earlier on Thursday has been released on bail pending further inquiries. |