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| Eight police officers injured in Belfast bonfire trouble | Eight police officers injured in Belfast bonfire trouble |
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| Eight police officers have been injured during trouble at an anti-internment bonfire in west Belfast. | Eight police officers have been injured during trouble at an anti-internment bonfire in west Belfast. |
| Eight people were arrested following the disturbance in the Divis Street area on Thursday night. | Eight people were arrested following the disturbance in the Divis Street area on Thursday night. |
| Police were attacked by crowds throwing paint bombs, bottles and masonry. | Police were attacked by crowds throwing paint bombs, bottles and masonry. |
| Two police officers required hospital treatment for head injuries. A number of streets in the area were closed for several hours. | Two police officers required hospital treatment for head injuries. A number of streets in the area were closed for several hours. |
| Police said that at about 03:00 BST on Friday, police were attacked by a man armed with a sword in the New Lodge area in north Belfast, during "continued disorder". | Police said that at about 03:00 BST on Friday, police were attacked by a man armed with a sword in the New Lodge area in north Belfast, during "continued disorder". |
| In a separate incident, two teenagers were taken to hospital after they were stabbed as they attended a bonfire in the Torrens Link area of north Belfast. | In a separate incident, two teenagers were taken to hospital after they were stabbed as they attended a bonfire in the Torrens Link area of north Belfast. |
| The 16-year-old boy's condition is described as "serious but stable". The 15-year-old girl's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. | The 16-year-old boy's condition is described as "serious but stable". The 15-year-old girl's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. |
| They said police fired two baton rounds in response to this attack. | They said police fired two baton rounds in response to this attack. |
| Police said a "thorough investigation" was under way to "identify all those involved in the disorder". | Police said a "thorough investigation" was under way to "identify all those involved in the disorder". |
| The Sinn Fein MP for West Belfast, Paul Maskey, said that bonfires like the one in the Divis Street area "need to be left in the past". | |
| "The majority of the community have moved on and see these fires as an excuse for anti-social activity including drinking, drug-taking and abusing residents," he added. | |
| "They have nothing to do with commemorating internment or political struggle. | |
| "At the same time there are a number of young people who do collect wood for these bonfires that are not involved with the more sinister, criminal elements. | |
| "These young people need to be convinced that there are better ways to use their energies. | |
| "Statutory bodies, local community and political representatives need to come together and ensure that everything possible is done to bring these destructive events to an end." |