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Three NI youths charged over poppy-burning

Two 17-year-old youths and a 16-year-old boy have been charged with incitement to hatred in Northern Ireland.

The charges follow the publication of a photograph on a social networking site which allegedly shows individuals burning a poppy.

The alleged incident was reported to the police earlier this week.

The 16-year-old was also charged with improper use of a social networking site.

All three appeared before Coleraine Magistrates Court in Derry this morning.