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| Police attacked in north Belfast | Police attacked in north Belfast |
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| Police officers have come under attack from a crowd throwing petrol bombs and other missiles in north Belfast for a second night. | Police officers have come under attack from a crowd throwing petrol bombs and other missiles in north Belfast for a second night. |
| A large crowd gathered at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area at about 2230 BST on Tuesday, police said. | A large crowd gathered at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area at about 2230 BST on Tuesday, police said. |
| Officers were then targeted with petrol bombs and paint. | Officers were then targeted with petrol bombs and paint. |
| A police spokeswoman said those involved in the disturbance were contained in Brompton Park and order was restored around 0120 BST. | A police spokeswoman said those involved in the disturbance were contained in Brompton Park and order was restored around 0120 BST. |
| Local Sinn Fein representative Margaret McLenaghan described the trouble on Tuesday night as a continuation of the previous evening's rioting. | |
| "Young ones are being encouraged by adults, some of them from within this community," she said. | "Young ones are being encouraged by adults, some of them from within this community," she said. |
| "These adults don't have any sort of a peace strategy, they don't know where they're going and they're going to end up getting one of these children killed." | "These adults don't have any sort of a peace strategy, they don't know where they're going and they're going to end up getting one of these children killed." |
| On Monday night, a gunman opened fire on police in the Ardoyne area during trouble which left a total of 21 police officers injured. | |
| Blast bombs, fireworks, stones and other missiles were thrown by republicans during the disturbances which flared at a feeder parade which was part of the annual Twelfth of July commemorations. | |
| Officers responded with 18 baton rounds and water cannon. | |
| Sinn Fein blamed the Real IRA but the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, which is linked to the dissident group, refuted the claim. | |
| Elsewhere, on Tuesday night, a number of paint bombs were hurled at police investigating reports of stones being thrown in the lower Newtownards Road area of east Belfast. | |
| Some windows were broken at houses in the area as a result of the stone-throwing. | Some windows were broken at houses in the area as a result of the stone-throwing. |
| Police said while there were reports of petrol bombs being thrown officers had found no evidence of this. | Police said while there were reports of petrol bombs being thrown officers had found no evidence of this. |
| A bus was attacked with a petrol bomb and bricks in Sloan Street, Lurgan. There were no reports of any injuries. | A bus was attacked with a petrol bomb and bricks in Sloan Street, Lurgan. There were no reports of any injuries. |
| Motorists in Craigavon were told to avoid Drumbeg Roundabout after reports of youths throwing stones. | Motorists in Craigavon were told to avoid Drumbeg Roundabout after reports of youths throwing stones. |