Northern Ireland: bus hijacked and set alight on outskirts of Belfast

Incident near Rathcoole in Newtownabbey sparks fresh fears of Brexit-related violence in region

A bus has been set on fire after it was hijacked by four masked men on the outskirts of Belfast.

The men boarded the double-decker bus in Church Road near Rathcoole in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, at about 7.45pm on Sunday, ordered passengers to get off and set it alight.

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