Felix the Cat
12-09-2005, 06:09 AM
Police quell migrant worker riot (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4512198.stm)
Police have had to move in to quell a riot between rival groups of workers outside a County Tyrone factory.
It is understood Lithuanian and East Timorese workers clashed outside the plant on the Killyman Road in Dungannon.
It is estimated more than 50 workers were involved in the incident, which took place on Thursday afternoon.
One person needed hospital treatment and a man was arrested on suspicion of having an offensive weapon.
It is not yet clear what the dispute was about. Police remained at the scene for a time.
Police have had to move in to quell a riot between rival groups of workers outside a County Tyrone factory.
It is understood Lithuanian and East Timorese workers clashed outside the plant on the Killyman Road in Dungannon.
It is estimated more than 50 workers were involved in the incident, which took place on Thursday afternoon.
One person needed hospital treatment and a man was arrested on suspicion of having an offensive weapon.
It is not yet clear what the dispute was about. Police remained at the scene for a time.