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| Six police officers hurt during Northern Ireland riots | Six police officers hurt during Northern Ireland riots |
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| Police have been injured following trouble in counties Antrim and Londonderry. | Police have been injured following trouble in counties Antrim and Londonderry. |
| Six police officers were hurt in rioting in Ballyclare. Five of them were hurt when a hijacked bus crashed into a police vehicle. | Six police officers were hurt in rioting in Ballyclare. Five of them were hurt when a hijacked bus crashed into a police vehicle. |
| A number of petrol bombs and missiles were thrown in the town. Loyalists were believed to be involved. | A number of petrol bombs and missiles were thrown in the town. Loyalists were believed to be involved. |
| There have also been reports of trouble in Magherafelt, Carrickfergus, Larne and Ballyduff in Newtownabbey. | |
| Politicians, police and loyalist representatives are due to meet on Sunday afternoon to discuss the violence in County Antrim. | |
| The trouble in the Doagh Road and Grange Estate in Ballyclare started at about 2330 BST on Saturday. | The trouble in the Doagh Road and Grange Estate in Ballyclare started at about 2330 BST on Saturday. |
| Police said water cannon had been deployed and baton rounds were used. | Police said water cannon had been deployed and baton rounds were used. |
| BBC Northern Ireland reporter Natasha Sayee said it was believed the trouble on Saturday night was in response to police removing union flags which had been put up outside a Catholic church near the Grange estate. | BBC Northern Ireland reporter Natasha Sayee said it was believed the trouble on Saturday night was in response to police removing union flags which had been put up outside a Catholic church near the Grange estate. |
| It followed an incident on Saturday afternoon when a number of roads were blocked by loyalists in the town. | It followed an incident on Saturday afternoon when a number of roads were blocked by loyalists in the town. |
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| The police had said they were liaising with community representatives to find a peaceful resolution. | The police had said they were liaising with community representatives to find a peaceful resolution. |
| It is believed up to 70 members of the loyalist community staged a protest after officers removed some flags. | It is believed up to 70 members of the loyalist community staged a protest after officers removed some flags. |
| Elsewhere, at about 0300 BST on Sunday, police were called to the Leckagh Drive area of Magherafelt, County Derry, to trouble involving up to 50 people close to a bonfire. | Elsewhere, at about 0300 BST on Sunday, police were called to the Leckagh Drive area of Magherafelt, County Derry, to trouble involving up to 50 people close to a bonfire. |
| Police were attacked by missiles as they tried to remove a barricade. | Police were attacked by missiles as they tried to remove a barricade. |
| A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with riotous behaviour following the disturbances in Magherafelt. | A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with riotous behaviour following the disturbances in Magherafelt. |
| A number of roads in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, were also blocked by burned out vehicles. | |
| DUP MLA David Hilditch, who is based in Carrickfergus, was involved in trying to bring calm to the area. | DUP MLA David Hilditch, who is based in Carrickfergus, was involved in trying to bring calm to the area. |
| He said the trouble involved "cars, works vans, the hijacking of a bus and damage to people's personal property". | He said the trouble involved "cars, works vans, the hijacking of a bus and damage to people's personal property". |
| He said he was aware of at least five vehicles burned out in Carrickfergus. | He said he was aware of at least five vehicles burned out in Carrickfergus. |
| In the Ballyduff estate in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, a number of missiles were thrown at police. | |
| In Larne, County Antrim, police and fire crews were attacked by youths wearing balaclavas as they attended suspicious fires at derelict flats. | |
| They were called to the Shanlea Drive area shortly before 0430 BST on Sunday morning. | They were called to the Shanlea Drive area shortly before 0430 BST on Sunday morning. |
| A trailer was set on fire and blocked the road in Cairngorm Drive until it was removed by police at about 0740 BST. | A trailer was set on fire and blocked the road in Cairngorm Drive until it was removed by police at about 0740 BST. |