An 11-year-old boy has been charged with a number of offences relating to disorder in Belfast in July.

The charges include riot, three counts of possessing petrol bombs in suspicious circumstances, and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

He has also been charged with throwing petrol bombs and causing an explosion likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property in the Broadway area of south Belfast on Monday 15 July.

He is due to appear before Belfast Youth Court on Friday 6 September.