PSNI officers injured in north Belfast

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A number of PSNI officers have been injured after being attacked in north Belfast. 

They were responding to concerns for the safety of a man on Cliftonpark Avenue yesterday afternoon. 

Two 38-year-old men have been charged with a total of eight counts of assaulting police and two of resisting arrest. 
 
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Two men, both aged 38 years old, have been charged with assault on police and are due to appear in court next month. 

"One of the men has been charged with five counts of assault on police and one count of resisting police.

"The second man has been charged with three counts of assault on police and one count of resisting police. 

"The men are both due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on 19th March. As is normal procedure the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. 

"The charges follow a report of concern for safety for a male yesterday afternoon on Cliftonpark Avenue in north Belfast which police responded to and during which officers sustained injuries." 

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