One man has been arrested after a conference at Lough Erne Resort outside Enniskillen was disrupted by protestors.

Police received a report of an altercation in the Lough Shore Road area of Enniskillen shortly after 1pm this afternoon, Sunday 13th November.

Inspector Taylor said: “It was reported that a conference, which was being held in the area, had been disrupted by protestors and an altercation broke out.

“Officers attended and calm was restored a short time later.

“Two people were treated at the scene for their injuries with a further four taken to hospital with injuries which are not believed to be life threatening at this time.

“One man, aged 34, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He remains in police custody at this time.

“Our enquiries are ongoing and I would appeal to anyone who has any information in relation to this incident to contact police on 101, quoting reference 899 13/11/22"

Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/

The hotel released a statement this evening saying that it was an isolated incident and business was continuing as usual.