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| Northern Ireland violence leaves 70 police officers injured | Northern Ireland violence leaves 70 police officers injured |
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| More than 70 police officers have now been injured in riots linked to a banned Orange Order parade on 12 July in Greater Belfast. | More than 70 police officers have now been injured in riots linked to a banned Orange Order parade on 12 July in Greater Belfast. |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has described the violence to which its officers and others from various police forces in Britain have been subjected over the past four days as "animalistic". | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has described the violence to which its officers and others from various police forces in Britain have been subjected over the past four days as "animalistic". |
| In the latest disorder on Monday night, 27 police officers were hurt as the trouble spread from north and east Belfast to the south of the city and Portadown, County Armagh. | In the latest disorder on Monday night, 27 police officers were hurt as the trouble spread from north and east Belfast to the south of the city and Portadown, County Armagh. |
| Blast bombs and petrol bombs were thrown at police lines separating the nationalist Short Strand area from the loyalist Newtownards Road on Monday night. | Blast bombs and petrol bombs were thrown at police lines separating the nationalist Short Strand area from the loyalist Newtownards Road on Monday night. |
| Earlier on Monday evening a pipe bomb was hurled towards the police from the republican Ardoyne area during a protest across the sectarian interface by 1,000 loyalists demonstrating against the ban which triggered the violence – the return march by Orangemen from the main 12 July celebrations to the Upper Crumlin Road. | Earlier on Monday evening a pipe bomb was hurled towards the police from the republican Ardoyne area during a protest across the sectarian interface by 1,000 loyalists demonstrating against the ban which triggered the violence – the return march by Orangemen from the main 12 July celebrations to the Upper Crumlin Road. |
| For the first time since the trouble exploded, the disorder spread out of Belfast and into Portadown, where there were skirmishes between nationalists and loyalists in a town blighted by the Drumcree protests of the 1990s that concerned a ban on another controversial Orange parade. | For the first time since the trouble exploded, the disorder spread out of Belfast and into Portadown, where there were skirmishes between nationalists and loyalists in a town blighted by the Drumcree protests of the 1990s that concerned a ban on another controversial Orange parade. |
| One month after the US president, Barack Obama, visited Belfast and urged communities to tear down separation walls between Protestant and Catholic areas, the US government said it was worried about the mounting street violence. On Monday night the US vice-president, Joe Biden, expressed "deep concern at parade-related violence and attacks on police" in a telephone conversation with the Northern Ireland first minister, Peter Robinson, and the deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness. | One month after the US president, Barack Obama, visited Belfast and urged communities to tear down separation walls between Protestant and Catholic areas, the US government said it was worried about the mounting street violence. On Monday night the US vice-president, Joe Biden, expressed "deep concern at parade-related violence and attacks on police" in a telephone conversation with the Northern Ireland first minister, Peter Robinson, and the deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness. |
| Later on Tuesday the Northern Ireland assembly will hold an emergency debate into the Parades Commission ban on the Orange Order march returning past the Ardoyne shops. | Later on Tuesday the Northern Ireland assembly will hold an emergency debate into the Parades Commission ban on the Orange Order march returning past the Ardoyne shops. |
| Before what is expected to be a heated and fractious discussion in the devolved parliament, the PSNI chief constable appealed for calm, rational debate to avoid further inflaming the situation on the streets. | Before what is expected to be a heated and fractious discussion in the devolved parliament, the PSNI chief constable appealed for calm, rational debate to avoid further inflaming the situation on the streets. |
| Matt Baggott said: "In the aftermath of four days of disorder and attacks on police, I would urge the assembly to condemn all violence, unequivocally support the brave efforts of my colleagues and affirm that all protests must be both peaceful and lawful. | Matt Baggott said: "In the aftermath of four days of disorder and attacks on police, I would urge the assembly to condemn all violence, unequivocally support the brave efforts of my colleagues and affirm that all protests must be both peaceful and lawful. |
| "The PSNI is resolved to uphold the rule of law. Today is a day for calming words and a renewed commitment from the assembly to finding political solutions. | "The PSNI is resolved to uphold the rule of law. Today is a day for calming words and a renewed commitment from the assembly to finding political solutions. |
| "There are already too many injured police officers and young people facing prison sentences for anything else to be acceptable." | "There are already too many injured police officers and young people facing prison sentences for anything else to be acceptable." |
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