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Nigel Dodds knocked unconscious in north Belfast trouble Nigel Dodds knocked unconscious in north Belfast trouble
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North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds has been injured in violence that followed an Orange Order parade.North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds has been injured in violence that followed an Orange Order parade.
Police say Mr Dodds was knocked unconscious and taken away in an ambulance.Police say Mr Dodds was knocked unconscious and taken away in an ambulance.
Earlier he had appealed for calm after trouble broke out when an Orange parade was stopped on the Woodvale Road.Earlier he had appealed for calm after trouble broke out when an Orange parade was stopped on the Woodvale Road.
Police were enforcing a Parades Commission ban. Four police officers and one civilian have been hurt. Police were enforcing a Parades Commission ban. Several police officers and one civilian have been hurt.
Water cannon and baton rounds were used after a sustained attack on police. Mr Dodds was taken to hospital after being hit by a missile thrown by loyalists at the junction of Woodvale Road and Woodvale Parade in north Belfast.
Water cannon and baton rounds were used after a sustained attack on police. Police were attacked with ceremonial swords as well as missiles.
The Parades Commission ruling stopped Orange Order lodges from walking on a stretch of road in north Belfast that separates loyalist and nationalist communities.The Parades Commission ruling stopped Orange Order lodges from walking on a stretch of road in north Belfast that separates loyalist and nationalist communities.
Trouble has also broken out on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast.Trouble has also broken out on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast.
Bricks and bottles have been thrown in both areas. The water cannon and baton rounds were used on the Woodvale Road. Bricks and bottles have been thrown in both areas. Water cannon has been used by police.
In east Belfast, missiles were thrown as a parade passed St Matthew's Catholic church on the Newtownards Road.In east Belfast, missiles were thrown as a parade passed St Matthew's Catholic church on the Newtownards Road.
Earlier on Friday evening, Mr Dodds had appealed for calm following trouble.
"People who want to engage in violence should desist immediately," he said.
Northern Ireland First Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson appealed for "cool heads" and said his thoughts were with those "who have been injured this evening, including my colleague Nigel Dodds".
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland has also called for calm.
Sinn Fein assembly member Gerry Kelly has blamed the Orange Order and unionist politicians for the violence.
He accused them of having a deliberate strategy that had produced, what he called, "inevitable results".
Orange Order lodges in north Belfast, marched past the Ardoyne shops, on Friday morning.Orange Order lodges in north Belfast, marched past the Ardoyne shops, on Friday morning.
Banned
However, the Parades Commission, which rules on contentious parades, banned them from returning by the same route in the evening.However, the Parades Commission, which rules on contentious parades, banned them from returning by the same route in the evening.
The ruling was that on their return, lodges would be stopped at the junction of Woodvale Road and Woodvale Parade.The ruling was that on their return, lodges would be stopped at the junction of Woodvale Road and Woodvale Parade.
They have been prohibited from walking between that point and the junction of the Crumlin Road and Hesketh Road.They have been prohibited from walking between that point and the junction of the Crumlin Road and Hesketh Road.
The Parades Commission ruled that marchers would not be allowed to return along the part of the Crumlin Road, at Ardoyne shops, that separates nationalist and loyalist communities.The Parades Commission ruled that marchers would not be allowed to return along the part of the Crumlin Road, at Ardoyne shops, that separates nationalist and loyalist communities.
In recent years, there has been serious rioting in the nationalist Ardoyne area following the return leg of the parade. In recent years, there has been serious rioting in the nationalist Ardoyne area following the return leg of the Orange Order parade.
The morning parade was blocked temporarily by police just before it reached the Ardoyne shops. The marching season in Northern Ireland is a period of events from April to August, with the highpoint on 12 July when Orangemen march to commemorate William of Orange's victory over the Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland in 1690.
Protests
This was because there were many more supporters accompanying the bands than had been allowed by the Parades Commission ruling, that limited followers of the lodges and band to 100.
After hundreds of supporters withdrew, police allowed the marchers to proceed and the parade passed the Ardoyne shops without incident, shortly after 09:00 BST.
Nationalist residents from the Greater Ardoyne Residents' Collective (GARC) held a small protest in the area, amid a heavy police presence.
GARC was one of two residents' groups from Ardoyne that had planned larger protests against the parade, which is described as a 'feeder' march for the Ligoniel lodges taking part in the main Belfast demonstration.
However, after the Parades Commission ruling on Wednesday evening, both GARC and Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents' Association (CARA) called off their larger demonstrations.
The marching season is a period of events from April to August, with the highpoint on 12 July when Orangemen march to commemorate William of Orange's victory over the Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland in 1690.
William III is revered by the order as a champion of his faith. The Orange Order commemorate his victory in their annual parades.William III is revered by the order as a champion of his faith. The Orange Order commemorate his victory in their annual parades.
Many Catholics see the marches as triumphalist and sectarian with some traditional Orange routes passing through or past areas occupied mainly by Catholics and nationalists.Many Catholics see the marches as triumphalist and sectarian with some traditional Orange routes passing through or past areas occupied mainly by Catholics and nationalists.
The Parades Commission ruling on the north Belfast parade was welcomed by nationalist politicians but angered unionists.The Parades Commission ruling on the north Belfast parade was welcomed by nationalist politicians but angered unionists.