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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. Police have been attacked with blast bombs, a pipe bomb, petrol bombs and masonry during trouble in several parts of Northern Ireland on Monday night.
Two plastic baton rounds were fired by police on the Newtownards Road and water cannon deployed. A total of 27 officers were injured as they dealt with hours of public disorder in east, north, and south Belfast, Newtownabbey and Portadown.
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 east Belfast, at least six blast bombs were thrown at police during a fourth night of rioting in the city.
The trouble began on Friday after an Orange Order parade was blocked. Since Friday, 71 officers have been injured and there have been 60 arrests.
Police said they had liaised with community representatives in north Belfast "in an effort to restore calm". Baton rounds
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. Of those arrested over the four consecutive nights of violence, 32 have been charged.
Police said the device had been thrown from Brompton Park in the nationalist Ardoyne area. At about 19:00 BST on Monday, serious trouble began in east Belfast at a sectarian interface on the Newtownards Road.
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 fired two plastic baton rounds and deployed water cannon after they were attacked with petrol bombs, masonry and other missiles during five hours of sporadic violence in the area.
Police have said there was also trouble in the Newtownards Road and Templemore Avenue areas of east Belfast. Some of the blast bombs were thrown from the nearby loyalist Pitt Park area, according to police.
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.
Pipe bomb
The fourth night of trouble followed a controversial ruling by the Parades Commission, banning an Orange Order parade from marching past a sectarian flashpoint at Ardoyne, north Belfast on 12 July.
In north Belfast on Monday evening, five officers sustained minor injuries after a pipe bomb was thrown at them on the Crumlin Road.
Police said the device had been thrown from Brompton Park, in the nationalist Ardoyne area, at about 17:00 BST.
The pipe bomb attack took place close to where up to 1,000 people were taking part in a loyalist protest against the parade ruling.
A loyalist march walked to police lines along the Woodvale Road and then joined protesters at Twaddell Avenue. Police instructed that the march was an illegal parade and stopped it from going further.
Hospital treatment
Elsewhere in north Belfast, there was trouble on the New Lodge Road, Woodvale Road and Mount Vernon areas.
Eleven officers were injured when they were hit with masonry during rioting on the New Lodge Road. Two of them required hospital treatment.
One officer was injured by masonry in Mount Vernon after trouble broke out after an earlier loyalist protest on the Shore Road. A car was hijacked and set on fire, as police cam under attack from petrol bombs and other missiles.
In the south of the city, rival groups gathered close to Broadway and Glenmachan Street and a crowd of about 50 people threw stones at each other and the police.
Petrol bombs were also thrown at North Queen Street, where a car was set on fire.
Police said they had liaised with community representatives in north Belfast "in an effort to restore calm".
Sectarian rioting
In Portadown, nine officers were injured when they were hit with masonry, and two of them were taken to hospital.
They were hurt during sectarian rioting in Corcrain Road, Charles Street and Park Road in the County Armagh town.
A PSNI spokesman said officers were attacked by both sides, as fireworks, bottles and golf balls were thrown from opposing crowds.
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.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.
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".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".
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.
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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