A gang assault on a man in Derry may have triggered violence on the outskirts of the city last night.
Several cars were set alight and police came under attack with fireworks and stones after around 50 people blocked a stretch of road in the Ardmore area between Tullyalley and Currynierin.
Detectives believe the trouble may be connected to an assault by a gang of youths on a young man in Ardmore Road around 9.30pm yesterday. The victim was taken to hospital, but he later discharged himself.
Motorists were advised to steer clear of the Ardmore Road during the violence which followed the attack.
Police and local community representatives managed to calm the situation around 11pm.
Nationalists said the disturbances occurred after young people from the Currynierin estate got involved in a confrontation with teenagers from the loyalist Tullyalley.
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