Police injured in Northern Ireland riots

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Twenty-one police officers were injured in rioting after coming under fire during Northern Ireland’s biggest day in the loyalist marching season calendar.

It was claimed that dissident republicans had been "bussed-in" to provoke violence.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the most serious violence was in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast where nine officers were hurt.

At one point during last night’s disturbances a masked youth fired at least one shot with a handgun towards police lines. The police also came under a sustained barrage of attack from youths throwing petrol bombs, bricks, bottles and golf balls.

Police responded with water cannon and fired 18 non lethal AEP (attenuating energy projectile) rounds at their attackers.

Three vehicles were hijacked during the trouble. The area was reported calm by 2am this morning. Across the province some half a million Orangemen and women had been involved in parades yesterday.

Source/Full Story: Times Online

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