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| Blast bombs and petrol bombs thrown at police in Belfast | Blast bombs and petrol bombs thrown at police in Belfast |
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| At least six blast bombs and several petrol bombs were thrown at police in east Belfast during a fourth night of rioting in the city. | |
| Two plastic baton rounds were fired by police on the Newtownards Road and water cannon deployed. | |
| In north Belfast, petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown at police and a car set alight near the loyalist Mount Vernon estate on the Shore Road. | In north Belfast, petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown at police and a car set alight near the loyalist Mount Vernon estate on the Shore Road. |
| The trouble began on Friday after an Orange Order parade was blocked. | The trouble began on Friday after an Orange Order parade was blocked. |
| Police said they had liaised with community representatives in north Belfast "in an effort to restore calm". | Police said they had liaised with community representatives in north Belfast "in an effort to restore calm". |
| Elsewhere, a pipe bomb was thrown at police on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast at about 17:00 BST. It exploded close to officers but there were no reported injuries. | Elsewhere, a pipe bomb was thrown at police on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast at about 17:00 BST. It exploded close to officers but there were no reported injuries. |
| Police said the device had been thrown from Brompton Park in the nationalist Ardoyne area. | Police said the device had been thrown from Brompton Park in the nationalist Ardoyne area. |
| Officers had also advised the public to avoid the Broadway and Glenmachan Street areas of south Belfast as a crowd of about 50 people threw stones and other missiles at police. | Officers had also advised the public to avoid the Broadway and Glenmachan Street areas of south Belfast as a crowd of about 50 people threw stones and other missiles at police. |
| Police have said there was also trouble in the Newtownards Road and Templemore Avenue areas of east Belfast. | Police have said there was also trouble in the Newtownards Road and Templemore Avenue areas of east Belfast. |
| Police say blast bombs were thrown from the loyalist Pitt Park area of east Belfast. | Police say blast bombs were thrown from the loyalist Pitt Park area of east Belfast. |
| A BBC journalist witnessed golf balls being thrown from the nationalist Short Strand area. | A BBC journalist witnessed golf balls being thrown from the nationalist Short Strand area. |
| In County Tyrone, the A4 dual carriageway was closed during the early hours of Tuesday morning because a number of tyres had been set on fire. | |
| Traffic was diverted through Moygashel for several hours but the road has since reopened. | Traffic was diverted through Moygashel for several hours but the road has since reopened. |
| Police in Londonderry dealt with a number of white line protests on the Glendermott and Limavady roads in the Waterside area on Monday night. | Police in Londonderry dealt with a number of white line protests on the Glendermott and Limavady roads in the Waterside area on Monday night. |
| Up to 90 people were involved in the protests, which took place from about 19:00 to 20:30 BST. They passed off without incident. | Up to 90 people were involved in the protests, which took place from about 19:00 to 20:30 BST. They passed off without incident. |
| During this period, police seized about 20 paint bombs in the city, believed to have been stashed by local youths. | During this period, police seized about 20 paint bombs in the city, believed to have been stashed by local youths. |
| In north Belfast, Twaddell Avenue was blocked on Monday evening to traffic due to "a large protest of several hundred people", but it has since reopened. | In north Belfast, Twaddell Avenue was blocked on Monday evening to traffic due to "a large protest of several hundred people", but it has since reopened. |
| A loyalist march walked to police lines along the Woodvale Road and then joined a peaceful protest at Twaddell Avenue. Police instructed that the march was an illegal parade. | A loyalist march walked to police lines along the Woodvale Road and then joined a peaceful protest at Twaddell Avenue. Police instructed that the march was an illegal parade. |
| 'Deplorable' | 'Deplorable' |
| Police Service of Northern Ireland Superintendent Emma Bond, speaking about the pipe bomb in north Belfast, said: "We consider ourselves extremely fortunate that we are not dealing with a much more serious incident and that all of the officers were able to walk away from that situation unharmed. | Police Service of Northern Ireland Superintendent Emma Bond, speaking about the pipe bomb in north Belfast, said: "We consider ourselves extremely fortunate that we are not dealing with a much more serious incident and that all of the officers were able to walk away from that situation unharmed. |
| "We have appealed for calm in the area and I continue to do so. | "We have appealed for calm in the area and I continue to do so. |
| "I would appeal to anyone with influence in the community to exert it to ensure that the next few days pass off without incident." | "I would appeal to anyone with influence in the community to exert it to ensure that the next few days pass off without incident." |
| Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, condemned the attack in north Belfast, which she said was "deplorable". | Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, condemned the attack in north Belfast, which she said was "deplorable". |
| DUP assembly member William Humphrey said loyalist protesters had been demonstrating peacefully in the Twaddell Avenue area when the incident happened. | DUP assembly member William Humphrey said loyalist protesters had been demonstrating peacefully in the Twaddell Avenue area when the incident happened. |
| He described the attack as an "attempt to injure and kill". | He described the attack as an "attempt to injure and kill". |
| Sinn Féin assembly member Gerry Kelly said the attack was "completely unacceptable" and "not supported by the vast majority of the community in Ardoyne". | |
| There were a number of road closures in the Corcrain Road area of Portadown, County Armagh, due to the "build-up of crowds". | There were a number of road closures in the Corcrain Road area of Portadown, County Armagh, due to the "build-up of crowds". |
| Forty-four police officers were injured in the first three nights of rioting in Belfast. | Forty-four police officers were injured in the first three nights of rioting in Belfast. |
| Officers were attacked in the Woodvale area of north Belfast on Sunday night. | Officers were attacked in the Woodvale area of north Belfast on Sunday night. |
| It followed more serious rioting on Friday and Saturday night after a Parades Commission determination that a parade by three Orange Order lodges would not be allowed to march along a stretch of the Crumlin Road that separates loyalist and nationalist communities, on its return journey from the main Belfast 12 July demonstration. | It followed more serious rioting on Friday and Saturday night after a Parades Commission determination that a parade by three Orange Order lodges would not be allowed to march along a stretch of the Crumlin Road that separates loyalist and nationalist communities, on its return journey from the main Belfast 12 July demonstration. |
| It emerged on Monday night that US Vice-President Joe Biden had expressed "deep concern at parade-related violence and attacks on police" in conversation with the Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. | It emerged on Monday night that US Vice-President Joe Biden had expressed "deep concern at parade-related violence and attacks on police" in conversation with the Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. |
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