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| Petrol bombs and blast bombs thrown at police in Belfast | Petrol bombs and blast bombs thrown at police in Belfast |
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| At least four blast bombs and several petrol bombs have been thrown at police during rioting in east Belfast. | At least four blast bombs and several petrol bombs have been thrown at police during rioting in east Belfast. |
| A plastic baton round has been fired by police during the trouble on the Newtownards Road. Water cannon has also been deployed. | A plastic baton round has been fired by police during the trouble on the Newtownards Road. Water cannon has also been deployed. |
| Elsewhere, a pipe bomb was thrown at police on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast. | Elsewhere, a pipe bomb was thrown at police on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast. |
| Police said the device was thrown at officers from Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area at about 17:00 BST. | Police said the device was thrown at officers from Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area at about 17:00 BST. |
| They are asking the public to avoid the Broadway and Glenmachan Street areas of south Belfast as a crowd of about 50 people are throwing stones and other missiles at police. | They are asking the public to avoid the Broadway and Glenmachan Street areas of south Belfast as a crowd of about 50 people are throwing stones and other missiles at police. |
| Police have said there is ongoing trouble in the Newtownards Road and Templemore Avenue areas of east Belfast. | |
| Earlier, Twaddell Avenue in north Belfast was blocked 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. | |
| The device on the Crumlin Road exploded close to police but there were no reported injuries. | The device on the Crumlin Road exploded close to police but there were no reported injuries. |
| Police Service of Northern Ireland Superintendent Emma Bond 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 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 were demonstrating peacefully in the Twaddell Avenue area when the incident happened. | DUP assembly member William Humphrey said loyalist protesters were 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 Fein assembly member Gerry Kelly said the attack was "completely unacceptable" and "not supported by the vast majority of the community in Ardoyne". | Sinn Fein assembly member Gerry Kelly said the attack was "completely unacceptable" and "not supported by the vast majority of the community in Ardoyne". |
| The Shore Road in north Belfast was closed on Monday night near the Mount Vernon estate, due to a crowd gathered at the estate's entrance. Police say the crowd has now dispersed and the road has reopened. | The Shore Road in north Belfast was closed on Monday night near the Mount Vernon estate, due to a crowd gathered at the estate's entrance. Police say the crowd has now dispersed and the road has reopened. |
| Police say there are also a number of road closures in Portadown, County Armagh, due to the "build-up of crowds". | Police say there are also a number of road closures in Portadown, County Armagh, due to the "build-up of crowds". |
| Forty-four police officers have been injured in the past three nights of rioting in Belfast. | Forty-four police officers have been injured in the past 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 the 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 the 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. |