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| A number of fireworks and other missiles have been thrown at police lines during disturbances in north Belfast on Tuesday evening. | A number of fireworks and other missiles have been thrown at police lines during disturbances in north Belfast on Tuesday evening. |
| The police moved in after a crowd of around 200 people gathered in the Denmark Street area around 22:00 BST. | The police moved in after a crowd of around 200 people gathered in the Denmark Street area around 22:00 BST. |
| A police inspector was injured on the hand during the disturbance, which lasted about an hour. | |
| It is the third night of violence in the area which erupted as a result of tension surrounding a parades dispute. | It is the third night of violence in the area which erupted as a result of tension surrounding a parades dispute. |
| More than 60 police officers have been injured and seven hospitalised during the disturbances. | More than 60 police officers have been injured and seven hospitalised during the disturbances. |
| A water canon was moved into the street at 23:00 BST but was not used. A short time later the crowd of loyalists dispersed and police began scaling down their operation. | |
| Earlier on Tuesday, a senior police officer challenged politicians to sort out the parades issue before someone was killed. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr was speaking after a second night of violence - believed to be mainly loyalist - in north Belfast. | Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr was speaking after a second night of violence - believed to be mainly loyalist - in north Belfast. |
| ACC Kerr said he feared someone would be killed unless the violence in the Carlisle Circus area stopped. | ACC Kerr said he feared someone would be killed unless the violence in the Carlisle Circus area stopped. |
| The outbreak of violence is a stark reminder that parts of Belfast are still heavily divided. | The outbreak of violence is a stark reminder that parts of Belfast are still heavily divided. |
| The so-called peace walls - more than 40 of them - which keep Catholics and Protestants apart are a concrete monument to Northern Ireland's bitter history. | The so-called peace walls - more than 40 of them - which keep Catholics and Protestants apart are a concrete monument to Northern Ireland's bitter history. |
| The spark for the trouble in north Belfast was a parades dispute. | The spark for the trouble in north Belfast was a parades dispute. |
| This is no surprise. | This is no surprise. |
| The marching issue remains the biggest thorn in the side of the peace process. | The marching issue remains the biggest thorn in the side of the peace process. |
| On Monday night, petrol bombs, bricks, fireworks and stones were thrown at police. A van was hijacked and pushed into police lines. | On Monday night, petrol bombs, bricks, fireworks and stones were thrown at police. A van was hijacked and pushed into police lines. |
| Two police officers were knocked unconscious by thrown missiles and another suffered a broken arm. | Two police officers were knocked unconscious by thrown missiles and another suffered a broken arm. |
| Four water cannon were deployed by police. The area returned to calm at about 03:00 BST. | Four water cannon were deployed by police. The area returned to calm at about 03:00 BST. |
| Seven people were arrested and ACC Kerr said there would be more to follow. | |
| ACC Kerr said he did not believe the violence was officially sanctioned by any loyalist paramilitary groups. But he said members of these groups had been involved in the trouble. | ACC Kerr said he did not believe the violence was officially sanctioned by any loyalist paramilitary groups. But he said members of these groups had been involved in the trouble. |
| He challenged politicians and community leaders to "sort this out, and sort it out now," ahead of a planned loyalist Ulster Covenant parade on 29 September. | He challenged politicians and community leaders to "sort this out, and sort it out now," ahead of a planned loyalist Ulster Covenant parade on 29 September. |
| On Sunday night, 47 police officers were injured during disturbances in the same area, following a republican parade. Police said as many as 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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| Are you in the area? Have you or someone you know been affected by these events? Send us your experiences using the form below. | Are you in the area? Have you or someone you know been affected by these events? Send us your experiences using the form below. |