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| Man dies after Chamberlain Street, east Belfast, attack | Man dies after Chamberlain Street, east Belfast, attack |
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| A 33-year-old man has been arrested over the murder of a man in east Belfast in the early hours of Sunday. | A 33-year-old man has been arrested over the murder of a man in east Belfast in the early hours of Sunday. |
| Police were called to Chamberlain Street off the Newtownards Road shortly after 01:00 BST, after reports about a man being assaulted in an alleyway. | Police were called to Chamberlain Street off the Newtownards Road shortly after 01:00 BST, after reports about a man being assaulted in an alleyway. |
| A 41-year-old man was found unconscious in the alleyway and taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital where he later died from his injuries. | A 41-year-old man was found unconscious in the alleyway and taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital where he later died from his injuries. |
| Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them. | Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them. |
| They want anyone who was in the Newtownards Road/Chamberlain Street area between 01:00 and 01:30 BST and who may have noticed any suspicious activity to contact on 0845 600 8000 or on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 . | They want anyone who was in the Newtownards Road/Chamberlain Street area between 01:00 and 01:30 BST and who may have noticed any suspicious activity to contact on 0845 600 8000 or on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 . |
| DUP assembly member Sammy Douglas spoke to people in the area on Sunday morning. | |
| "They're absolutely shocked, it's a very close-knit community, but also sad as well to think that this would happen on their doorstep," he said. | |
| "I would certainly offer my condolences and prayers to the family." |