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Second night of Belfast violence injures 15 officers

A second night of violence in Belfast has left 15 police officers injured. Groups of loyalists an...
Newstalk
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09.43 4 Sep 2012


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Second night of Belfast violen...

Second night of Belfast violence injures 15 officers

Newstalk
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09.43 4 Sep 2012


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A second night of violence in Belfast has left 15 police officers injured.

Groups of loyalists and republicans clashed in the north of the city.

A van was hijacked and pushed into police lines.

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Officers used water cannon and fired 6 baton rounds before the area returned to calm in the early hours.

Reports say 8 people have been arrested for rioting offences in north Belfast across Sunday and Monday night.

A total of 62 PSNI officers have been injured.

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