Defence counsel said the men hadn't been charged with membership of illegal organisations and hadn't attempted to resist arrest.

BBC: Northern Ireland

He is charged with assaulting two officers, causing criminal damage to a police car and having a hammer and knife with intent to resist arrest.

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The students themselves say they did not resist arrest.

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But we certainly were planning for the possibility, which we thought was going to be remote, given that he would likely resist arrest, but that we would be able to capture him.

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