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Newtownards: Four charged after gang attacks man in shopping centre

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The attack happened at Ards Shopping Centre

Four men have been charged after a gang attacked a man in Ards Shopping Centre in County Down on Friday.

The man was assaulted by masked men at the centre on Circular Road in Newtownards at about 15:30 BST.

Police arrested four men a short time later after pursuing a BMW car and stopping it on nearby Kempe Stones Road.

On Saturday evening four men, aged 24, 29, 36 and 38, were charged with affray and disorderly behaviour.

The men aged 24, 29 and 38 were also charged with common assault.

They are due to appear at Downpatrick Magistrates Court on Monday.