PSNI attacked with petrol bombs

Petrol bombs and stones were thrown at the police in Shantallow

Children as young as 13 threw stones and petrol bombs at police in Londonderry on Wednesday night, according to a community worker.

Officers were attacked as they arrived at the scene of a hit-and-run in Carranbane Walk in Shantallow at about 2000 BST on Wednesday.

The car involved in the hit-and-run was abandoned and set alight, and a recovery vehicle had a window smashed.

Catherine McCann questioned the reaction of some parents in the area.

"I saw parents last night out there and they went over immediately and got their own children off the scene," she said.

"They were very responsible, but there were parents that knew what was happening and they knew their youngsters were out there firing stones and doing whatever kind of damage they wanted to do," she said.

The PSNI have said they believe the same car knocked a man off a motorbike in an earlier hit and run on the Racecourse Road in Derry.

The motorcyclist suffered minor injuries.