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Orlaith Clinton

Belfast riots: PSNI attacked and car set alight in further night of violence

Police were attacked with missiles and a car was set on fire as small pockets of unrest flared again in Northern Ireland on Friday night.

PSNI officers attended scenes in North Belfast last night, at Tiger's Bay and the New Lodge with riot vans and police dogs in tow.

They came under attack, with missiles such as stones, bricks, bottles and petrol bombs thrown at them.

A burning car was also rammed against a police Land Rover in Tiger's Bay.

There was a heavy police presence in the area from Friday evening into the early hours of this morning, with footage showing rows of Police Dogs facing the rioters.

Protests have been taking place across Northern Ireland by loyalists in the past week (Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye)

On the 12th night of trouble, PSNI Chief Superintendent Muir Clarke said: "We would appeal for calm in the area and ask anyone who has any influence in communities, please use that influence to ensure young people do not get caught up in criminality and that they are kept safe and away from harm tonight."

There were other sporadic incidents of unrest in Northern Ireland, with reports of a road blocked off with a barricade which was then set alight in Coleraine.

Loyalist leaders had urged the community not to participate in protests on Friday after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Signs posted in Lanark Way, the scene of much of the unrest of recent days, read: "We would ask all PUL (Protestant, Unionist, Loyalist) protests are postponed as a mark of respect to the Queen and the Royal Family.

"The continued opposition to the NI protocol and all other injustices against the PUL community will take place again after the period of mourning."

PSNI deal with a burning hijacked car in the Tigers Bay area of North Belfast (Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye)

Meanwhile, two men are due to appear in court on Saturday charged in connection with the rioting that took place in Lanark Way, on Thursday night.

Detectives investigating the disorder have charged a 24-year-old man and a 32-year-old man with riot.

The 32-year-old was also charged with possession of a petrol bomb in suspicious circumstances.

They are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court at around 10.30am.

As is usual procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

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