Police have said the the incident is not being treated as hate motivated.
A woman has been arrested after objects were thrown at a parade in East Belfast today.
The incident took place in the Beersbridge Road area of the city on Monday, July 13, when items were thrown at a parade that was passing through the area. Police have said videos of the incident have been circulating online.
A 42-year-old woman has since been arrested and remains in police custody at this time.
Police have said they are not treating it as “hate motivated”.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “A 42 year old woman was arrested on suspicion of common assault and public order offences, following reports of items thrown towards parade participants at the Beersbridge Road area of East Belfast on Monday 13 th July. She remains in police custody at this time.
“Police are aware of recordings of this incident circulating online and the incident is not being treated as hate motivated.
“Enquiries are continuing and police would appeal to anyone with any information in relation to this matter, to contact them on 101 quoting reference number 516 13/07/26.”
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