Four police officers have been injured during trouble in Newry City today.
At around 4am police were called after reports of criminal damage to a car on the Old Warrenpoint Road.
A man and woman are alleged to have become abusive and violent as police made inquiries and a crowd of 20 then appeared.
A number of men set upon one officer and as his three colleagues tried to rescue him they were repeatedly kickde and punched.
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The PSNI eventually withdrew from the area.
A man and woman were arrested.