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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 fired six baton rounds during a second night of trouble in the Carlisle Circus area of north Belfast.
Fifteen officers were injured on Monday night, with three hospitalised.Fifteen officers were injured on Monday night, with three hospitalised.
Loyalists gathered in Denmark Street and republicans on the Antrim Road. Petrol bombs, bricks, stones and fireworks were thrown at police. Petrol bombs, bricks, fireworks and stones were thrown at police. A van was hijacked and pushed into police lines.
A van was also hijacked and pushed into police lines. A senior police officer said he was "saddened and angry" that his colleagues had again been "subject to serious violence from the communities we serve".
Four water cannon were deployed by police and at least one man was arrested. A number of roads were closed. "The community of north Belfast needs to see a resolution to this issue now," said Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr.
Police have described the trouble as "serious disorder". The area returned to calm at about 03:00 BST. "Collectively, we cannot afford to wait and we cannot have night after night of violence on our streets."
The chairman of the Northern Ireland Police Federation, Terry Spence, paid tribute to the officers on the front line. Loyalists gathered in Denmark Street and republicans on the Antrim Road.
"Their bravery and courage is in stark contrast to that of the cowardly thugs responsible for trying to murder them," he said. Four water cannon were deployed by police. The area returned to calm at about 03:00 BST.
Alban Maginness of the nationalist SDLP said there was "nothing spontaneous" about the rioting. Seven people were arrested, and ACC Kerr said there would be more to follow.
On Sunday night, 47 police officers were injured during disturbances in the same area, following a republican parade. Police said up to 350 loyalists were involved in rioting.
It has been claimed the loyalists were angry that the republican parade had no restrictions placed on it by the Parades Commission, which makes determinations on contentious marches in Northern Ireland.
ACC Kerr said: "The huge impact on Northern Ireland cannot be ignored.
"As we strive to promote our positive image, the negative effect of these violent pictures on jobs, tourism and investment cannot be underestimated.
"We do not want to take a backward step. I urge all those with influence to urgently use it to bring a resolution to the violence and work towards a longer term solution for the issues affecting this area."
Alban Maginness of the nationalist SDLP told the BBC on Tuesday there was "nothing spontaneous" about the rioting.
"The bulk of the violence over the past two days has, I believe, been sustained by loyalist paramilitaries," said the North Belfast assembly member."The bulk of the violence over the past two days has, I believe, been sustained by loyalist paramilitaries," said the North Belfast assembly member.
"I think this is an attempt to intimidate the lawful authorities.""I think this is an attempt to intimidate the lawful authorities."
Winston Irvine, of the loyalist North and West Belfast Parades Forum, dismissed as "sheer rubbish" claims that the violence was orchestrated by paramilitaries.Winston Irvine, of the loyalist North and West Belfast Parades Forum, dismissed as "sheer rubbish" claims that the violence was orchestrated by paramilitaries.
"The violence is unacceptable but it's also very understandable why people are so angry," he said. "The violence is unacceptable but it's also very understandable why people are so angry," he told the BBC.
"This is a community backlash which has been building for some time.""This is a community backlash which has been building for some time."
Earlier police blamed loyalists for Sunday's trouble at a republican parade in the area. The chairman of the Northern Ireland Police Federation, Terry Spence, paid tribute to the officers on the front line.
They said up to 350 loyalists were involved in rioting. "Their bravery and courage is in stark contrast to that of the cowardly thugs responsible for trying to murder them," he said.
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.
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.
The first and deputy first ministers have been 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.
"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."
Police were attacked with petrol bombs, fireworks, bricks and bottles during hours of disorder.
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