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| More violence at Carlisle Circus, north Belfast | More violence at Carlisle Circus, north Belfast |
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| Police have fired six baton rounds during further trouble in the Carlisle Circus area of north Belfast, where 47 police officers were injured during disturbances on Sunday. | Police have fired six baton rounds during further trouble in the Carlisle Circus area of north Belfast, where 47 police officers were injured during disturbances on Sunday. |
| Nine officers have been injured on Monday night, with three hospitalised. | Nine officers have been injured on Monday night, with three hospitalised. |
| Loyalists gathered in Denmark Street and nationalists on the Antrim Road. Petrol bombs, bricks, stones and fireworks have been thrown at police. | |
| A van has also been hijacked and pushed into police lines. | A van has also been hijacked and pushed into police lines. |
| Four water cannon have been deployed by police and at least one man has been arrested. | Four water cannon have been deployed by police and at least one man has been arrested. |
| Police have described the trouble as "serious disorder" and a number of roads have been closed. | |
| The chairman of the Northern Ireland Police Federation, Terry Spence, paid tribute to the officers on the frontline. | The chairman of the Northern Ireland Police Federation, Terry Spence, paid tribute to the officers on the frontline. |
| "Their bravery and courage is in stark contrast to that of the cowardly thugs responsible for trying to murder them," he said. | "Their bravery and courage is in stark contrast to that of the cowardly thugs responsible for trying to murder them," he said. |
| Earlier police blamed loyalists for Sunday's trouble at a nationalist parade in the area. | Earlier police blamed loyalists for Sunday's trouble at a nationalist parade in the area. |
| They said up to 350 loyalists were involved in rioting. | They said up to 350 loyalists were involved in rioting. |
| Teenager charged | Teenager charged |
| A 17-year-old boy arrested during the trouble has been charged with riotous assembly, assault on police, assault causing actual bodily harm and resisting arrest. | A 17-year-old boy arrested during the trouble has been charged with riotous assembly, assault on police, assault causing actual bodily harm and resisting arrest. |
| Northern Ireland Chief Constable Matt Baggott said he was seeking meetings with the Department of Justice and the Northern Ireland Policing Board following the violence. | Northern Ireland Chief Constable Matt Baggott said he was seeking meetings with the Department of Justice and the Northern Ireland Policing Board following the violence. |
| He said the community could not afford a repeat of the trouble. | He said the community could not afford a repeat of the trouble. |
| The first and deputy first ministers are meeting community leaders in north Belfast to discuss contentious parades in the area. | The first and deputy first ministers are meeting community leaders in north Belfast to discuss contentious parades in the area. |
| Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford said it was too early to say whether the violence had been orchestrated. | Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford said it was too early to say whether the violence had been orchestrated. |
| "What was clear was that there was a major difficulty with a number of people who obviously set out to cause trouble, as a result of which 47 officers were injured," he said. | "What was clear was that there was a major difficulty with a number of people who obviously set out to cause trouble, as a result of which 47 officers were injured," he said. |
| "That's the key concern of the chief constable at the moment and obviously the police will be following up things like CCTV evidence with a view to prosecutions." | "That's the key concern of the chief constable at the moment and obviously the police will be following up things like CCTV evidence with a view to prosecutions." |
| Police were attacked with petrol bombs, fireworks, bricks and bottles during hours of disorder. | Police were attacked with petrol bombs, fireworks, bricks and bottles during hours of disorder. |