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| Fresh trouble has erupted in east Belfast in the same area where loyalist disorder broke out on Thursday evening. The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed that its officers were attacked by up to 300 loyalist rioters in the Albertbridge Road-Castlereagh Street area. | Fresh trouble has erupted in east Belfast in the same area where loyalist disorder broke out on Thursday evening. The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed that its officers were attacked by up to 300 loyalist rioters in the Albertbridge Road-Castlereagh Street area. |
| It was the scene of rioting yesterday which resulted in 10 police officers being injured. There were reports of petrol bombs and other missiles being hurled at PSNI lines close to the nationalist Short Strand area. | It was the scene of rioting yesterday which resulted in 10 police officers being injured. There were reports of petrol bombs and other missiles being hurled at PSNI lines close to the nationalist Short Strand area. |
| A PSNI helicopter was also deployed in the sky over the area as riot squad officers tried to quell the disorder. A water cannon was moved into the area as police officers prepared for another night of rioting in the mainly loyalist part of Belfast which borders a small Catholic enclave. | A PSNI helicopter was also deployed in the sky over the area as riot squad officers tried to quell the disorder. A water cannon was moved into the area as police officers prepared for another night of rioting in the mainly loyalist part of Belfast which borders a small Catholic enclave. |
| The latest violence followed loyalist protests around major arterial routes in Belfast on Friday afternoon. | The latest violence followed loyalist protests around major arterial routes in Belfast on Friday afternoon. |
| The rioting is connected to ongoing loyalist demonstrations against Belfast city council's decision last month to limit the number of days that the union flag should be flown on top of City Hall. | The rioting is connected to ongoing loyalist demonstrations against Belfast city council's decision last month to limit the number of days that the union flag should be flown on top of City Hall. |
| Despite calls from Democratic Unionist first minister Peter Robinson and other unionist politicians for an end to the protests, loyalists continued to block traffic and then attacked the PSNI in the city. | Despite calls from Democratic Unionist first minister Peter Robinson and other unionist politicians for an end to the protests, loyalists continued to block traffic and then attacked the PSNI in the city. |
| Following Thursday night's violence, during which a car was set alight, a man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested and charged with rioting. | Following Thursday night's violence, during which a car was set alight, a man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested and charged with rioting. |
| Christopher Shires, 23, of Beechfield Street in the city, appeared before Belfast magistrates court on Friday and was remanded in custody. The teenager is due to appear at Belfast youth court on 28 January. | Christopher Shires, 23, of Beechfield Street in the city, appeared before Belfast magistrates court on Friday and was remanded in custody. The teenager is due to appear at Belfast youth court on 28 January. |
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