Two arrested after attack on PSNI car

Two teenagers are being questioned by Belfast police following a petrol bomb attack over the weekend.

Two teenagers are being questioned by Belfast police following a petrol bomb attack over the weekend.

The arrests came after a Police Service of Northern Ireland vehicle was attacked with two petrol bombs on the Braniel Estate in east Belfast.

No one was hurt in the incident.

In a follow-up search of the area, 17 petrol bombs and two paint bombs were found.

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