Riots in Belfast – in pictures

Loyalist demonstrators gather to protest against a rally to mark the introduction of internment in Northern Ireland. Protesters attempted to block part of the route that the Anti-Internment League were due to take Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Police in an armoured landrover move towards a crowd of loyalists to push them back and allow the republican parade to proceed Photograph: Stephen Barnes/Demotix/Corbis

Police use riot shields in the Royal Avenue area, after officers were pelted with bricks and other missiles Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

A loyalist protester runs past a burning car in the centre of Belfast Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

A injured man uses a union flag as a temporary bandage Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

A police officer runs to an injured colleague who has been hit by a brick Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

An injured police officer is carried away for medical treatment Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

Police gather with riot shields in Belfast city centre following the loyalist protesters' attempts to block part of the Anti-Internment League parade Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Women draped in union flags walk past a burning car in Belfast city centre Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/Reuters

Police use a water cannon on loyalist protesters in an attempt to control the crowds Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

Another police officer is injured after being struck by a missile thrown by one of the protesters Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

A loyalist protester is arrested by riot police Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP