FOUR men have been arrested for an alleged racist attack at a taxi rank in Accrington.

Police said the men walked into the Max Taxis office, in Edgar Street, and became racially abusive towards two Asian staff at just after midnight on Tuesday.

One of the men then punched a glass divider, before smashing a computer monitor, said police.

Two men from Accrington, aged 25 and 30, and two men from Belfast, aged 31 and 34, were arrested for racially- aggravated criminal damage and are being questioned by police.

No-one was injured.