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| Belfast: Police attacked as trouble flares | Belfast: Police attacked as trouble flares |
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| A bus was set alight at the Lanark Way and Shankill Road junction | A bus was set alight at the Lanark Way and Shankill Road junction |
| Police have come under attack and a bus has been hijacked and set on fire in another night of disorder in Belfast. | Police have come under attack and a bus has been hijacked and set on fire in another night of disorder in Belfast. |
| Police confirmed a vehicle was set alight at the junction of Lanark Way and the Shankill Road in the west of the city on Wednesday. | |
| The disruption is taking place close to where a number of loyalist protesters had earlier gathered. | The disruption is taking place close to where a number of loyalist protesters had earlier gathered. |
| Police also confirmed they had received a report of an assault on a press photographer. | Police also confirmed they had received a report of an assault on a press photographer. |
| The public has been urged to avoid the area and police have appealed for anyone with influence in the area to use it "to help restore calm". | |
| Drone footage shows the bus fire in the Shankill area | Drone footage shows the bus fire in the Shankill area |
| Forty-one police officers were injured in disturbances in parts of Northern Ireland over the Easter period. | Forty-one police officers were injured in disturbances in parts of Northern Ireland over the Easter period. |
| The Police Federation for Northern Ireland said Wednesday night's events were "shocking". | |
| The violence could "set our society back years", the federation said in a tweet. | |
| The attack on the press photographer, Kevin Scott from the Belfast Telegraph, took place on Cupar Way at 18:05 BST. | |
| Speaking to BBC News NI, Mr Scott said he was "annoyed and shocked to have been targeted". | Speaking to BBC News NI, Mr Scott said he was "annoyed and shocked to have been targeted". |
| "I cover everything as fairly and impartially as possible, working at both sides of the community covering both the positive and the not so positive," he said. | "I cover everything as fairly and impartially as possible, working at both sides of the community covering both the positive and the not so positive," he said. |
| "I won't be deterred from covering stories that are important and note-worthy. | |
| "I appreciate all the messages of support and offers of camera equipment that have been sent my way." | "I appreciate all the messages of support and offers of camera equipment that have been sent my way." |
| Some damage was caused to the camera of Belfast Telegraph photo journalist Kevin Scott | Some damage was caused to the camera of Belfast Telegraph photo journalist Kevin Scott |
| First Minister Arlene Foster described the attack on Mr Scott as "disgraceful", saying she trusted the "bullies" behind it would be brought to justice. | |
| "There is no justification for violence. It is wrong and it should stop," tweeted the first minister. | "There is no justification for violence. It is wrong and it should stop," tweeted the first minister. |
| Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill described the events as "disgraceful scenes of criminality". | Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill described the events as "disgraceful scenes of criminality". |
| In a tweet, Ms O'Neill called for "unequivocal condemnation" and said the protests should be called off, adding: "Police need support, not politicking." | In a tweet, Ms O'Neill called for "unequivocal condemnation" and said the protests should be called off, adding: "Police need support, not politicking." |
| A number of tyres were set on fire | |
| NI Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon said the hijacking and attack on a bus was "sickening". | |
| "Those responsible for this and ongoing attacks on the PSNI need to stop," she tweeted. | |
| Public transport operator, Translink, said the driver of the bus was shaken but not injured. | |
| All east Belfast services, including the Glider buses, have been suspended. | |
| #MET #GLIDERBELFAST All East Belfast services including glider services are suspended until further notice; All Metro 1s, 11s 12s and 2 Metro services are suspended - until further notice ^JC | |
| In total, 10 arrests have been made across Northern Ireland during disorder over the past week. | |
| The police and political parties have repeatedly called for calm, with the Easter disturbances blamed on loyalist frustrations over a Public Prosecution Service decision not to prosecute people who attended the large-scale funeral of republican Bobby Storey in June 2020, as well as concerns about the NI Protocol in the Brexit deal. | |
| The leaders of the DUP, UUP and TUV have called for Chief Constable Simon Byrne to resign over the PSNI's handling of the funeral, which was attended by a number of senior Sinn Féin politicians, including Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill. |