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Ten PSNI officers injured during Belfast parade trouble | Ten PSNI officers injured during Belfast parade trouble |
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Ten police officers have been injured in disturbances in north Belfast. | |
It happened as they came under attack from a loyalist crowd being kept back from a republican band parade at Carlisle Circus. | |
Bricks and bottles were thrown at them. Tensions have been high since disorder at a march in the same area last weekend. | |
Three of the officers have been taken to hospital for treatment. | Three of the officers have been taken to hospital for treatment. |
Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to avoid the area. | Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to avoid the area. |
Seven police officers were injured in the previous disorder which took place on Saturday 25 August, during the annual Royal Black Institution demonstration. | Seven police officers were injured in the previous disorder which took place on Saturday 25 August, during the annual Royal Black Institution demonstration. |
Bricks and bottles were thrown as several loyalist bands defied Parades Commission rulings and played music as they marched past St Patrick's Catholic Church on nearby Donegall Street. | Bricks and bottles were thrown as several loyalist bands defied Parades Commission rulings and played music as they marched past St Patrick's Catholic Church on nearby Donegall Street. |
On Sunday, up to 300 people were expected to take part in the march organised by the Henry Joy McCracken Flute Band, accompanied by up to 100 supporters. | On Sunday, up to 300 people were expected to take part in the march organised by the Henry Joy McCracken Flute Band, accompanied by up to 100 supporters. |
The outward leg of the parade was due to begin at Duncairn Parade in the New Lodge area at 14:00 BST and travel to Henry Place near Clifton Street. | The outward leg of the parade was due to begin at Duncairn Parade in the New Lodge area at 14:00 BST and travel to Henry Place near Clifton Street. |
Earlier on Sunday, a police spokeswoman has confirmed officers were dealing with "small levels of disorder" in the area ahead of the parade. | |
However, the situation escalated in the late afternoon. | However, the situation escalated in the late afternoon. |
Ken Wilkinson of the Progressive Unionist Party said loyalists holding a peaceful protest against what he called a contentious republican parade had been forced back by police. | |
He also accused the Parades Commission of raising tensions in the past week. | |
Mr Wilkinson said the situation was calmer than it had been and people were working to diffuse tensions. |