Belfast Violence Flares For Third Night

Loyalist protesters hurled several petrol bombs and a range of other missiles at police for a third successive night in Belfast.

Trouble again flared in the Woodvale Road area in the north of the city as the fall-out from a decision to ban a controversial Orange Order parade passing through the nearby republican Ardoyne area continued.

But the violence was on a much smaller scale than previous nights.

There was also "some public disorder" in Newtownabbey on the outskirts of the north of the city, police said.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said one officer had been injured in the violence.

On Saturday night, seven police officers were injured.

Injured MP Nigel Dodds was released from hospital on Sunday

Those police casualties came after 32 officers were injured on Friday night and MP for North Belfast Nigel Dodds was taken to hospital after being struck by a missile thrown by a rioter. He was discharged on Sunday morning.

Around 35 arrests have been made since Friday though police expect to make many more after analysing video footage of the disorder.

A special sitting of Belfast Magistrates' Court was held on Sunday with contingencies in place to keep courts open if the trouble continues.

Loyalist protesters have taken to the streets since Friday

Stormont's Justice Minister David Ford warned of the consequences of getting involved in the violence.

"To young people in particular I would say this: 'Do you want to leave home today with a clean record and by tonight have a criminal record, which could have consequences which will stay with you for the rest of your life?'," he said.

"My message is clear; do not get involved in rioting on our streets, but if you choose to do so then be prepared to face the courts within hours."

Trouble first broke out on Friday as police attempted to enforce a decision banning Orangemen from passing the Ardoyne on the Crumlin Road on their way back from traditional Twelfth of July commemorations.

Hundreds of extra officers have been drafted in

Around 400 extra British police officers were deployed to Northern Ireland on Saturday.

The Orange Order had originally called for protests against the Ardoyne determination of the Parades Commission adjudication body but, in the wake of Friday's violence, senior Orangemen called for protest action to be suspended.

PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott has condemned those responsible for the trouble and also criticised those within the Orange Order leadership who called for protests.

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