'This type of criminal activity is totally unacceptable and should be condemned by all. Attacking and damaging vehicles and properties only serves to damage the community. It is wrong.'
A man had his vehicle hijacked and set on fire during public disorder in the Galliagh area of Derry city on Monday night, hours after materials were removed from a bonfire.
A police spokesperson said: "A driver was dragged from his vehicle in Galliagh Park in Derry/Londonderry at around 10.30pm last night , hit on the head and had his car set on fire. Derry City and Strabane Area Commander Chief Superintendent Nigel Goddard said: "What we saw unfold in Galliagh from late yesterday through to the early hours of this morning was both disappointing and worrying.
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