A 21-year-old man was arrested today in connection with the racist attacks on Romanian families in Belfast.
The man was taken into custody at a police station in the city after presenting himself to officers inside.
Meanwhile, police are investigating alleged racist incidents elsewhere in Northern Ireland, this time in the Co Tyrone village of Moygashel over the weekend. Homes and cars were vandalised in three separate attacks.
Last week 115 Romanians, including 49 children, were forced to seek refuge in a church hall in Belfast after being attacked.
Earlier today two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, appeared in youth court in Belfast charged in relation to disturbances during an anti-racism march that was held last Monday in response to the targeting of the eastern European nationals in the south of the city.
One of the teenagers also faces a charge of intimidating residents in one of the houses where Romanians were forced to flee later in the week.
The pair, who can’t be named for legal reasons, were granted bail to reappear before the court at a later date.
The Romanians are currently in temporary accommodation at a secret location to assess their options.
The upsurge in racist attacks has provoked revulsion across Northern Ireland and today local politicians hit out at the latest incidents in Co Tyrone.
On Saturday several hundred people attended another anti-racism rally in the centre of Belfast.
Trade unions, churches, political parties, Amnesty International and even the traveller community gathered to support the Romanians.
PA