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Police investigating hate crime after assault on teen

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Police have asked people not to share footage of the incident circulating on social media

Police are investigating "a racially-motivated hate crime" after a teenage girl was assaulted at a bus depot in Omagh, County Tyrone.

The "assault" occurred on Tuesday, 18 February in the Drumragh Avenue area of the town.

The incident was captured on video and later circulated online.

Insp Jack said the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was "aware of footage circulating on social media and would ask the public to please refrain from sharing this content – and to permanently delete it if you have it in your possession".