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| East Belfast trouble follows shots incident | East Belfast trouble follows shots incident |
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| Loyalists have attacked police with fireworks, stones and golf balls amid further trouble in east Belfast. | |
| Cars have also been set on fire. Police have advised people to avoid Templemore Avenue and Castlereagh Street. | Cars have also been set on fire. Police have advised people to avoid Templemore Avenue and Castlereagh Street. |
| Earlier, a 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shots were reportedly fired at police. | |
| About 100 loyalists targeted officers after an earlier protest against the council's decision to stop flying the union flag over city hall every day. | |
| Bricks, bottles, fireworks and smoke canisters were thrown by the rioters on the Lower Newtownards Road. | Bricks, bottles, fireworks and smoke canisters were thrown by the rioters on the Lower Newtownards Road. |
| Up to 1,000 loyalists had protested outside Belfast City Hall over the decision to fly the union flag only on designated days. | |
| The chairman of the Police Federation, Terry Spence, said he had no doubt that paramilitaries had been involved in the violence. | The chairman of the Police Federation, Terry Spence, said he had no doubt that paramilitaries had been involved in the violence. |
| "This is a very sinister development and quite clearly the police came under fire this afternoon from a gunman," he said. | "This is a very sinister development and quite clearly the police came under fire this afternoon from a gunman," he said. |
| "I think what it clearly does demonstrate is that there has been paramilitary involvement in these attacks on police and it has been orchestrated, in the case of east Belfast, by the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force)." | "I think what it clearly does demonstrate is that there has been paramilitary involvement in these attacks on police and it has been orchestrated, in the case of east Belfast, by the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force)." |
| However, Democratic Unionist assembly member Robin Newton said it was too early to say whether the violence had been organised. | However, Democratic Unionist assembly member Robin Newton said it was too early to say whether the violence had been organised. |
| "I'm going to wait until the police actually indicate that from their intelligence, they haven't indicated that these riots have been orchestrated by the UVF," he said. | "I'm going to wait until the police actually indicate that from their intelligence, they haven't indicated that these riots have been orchestrated by the UVF," he said. |
| "I think we do need to be concerned about the number of injuries on the police officers - this is just not a good situation for the east of the city." | "I think we do need to be concerned about the number of injuries on the police officers - this is just not a good situation for the east of the city." |
| Three other men were arrested during the earlier trouble which happened close to the nationalist Short Strand area. | Three other men were arrested during the earlier trouble which happened close to the nationalist Short Strand area. |
| Some loyalists claimed it was sparked when they were attacked by republicans. | Some loyalists claimed it was sparked when they were attacked by republicans. |
| Police responded to the attacks on them by using water cannon. | Police responded to the attacks on them by using water cannon. |
| Petrol bombs and missiles | Petrol bombs and missiles |
| It is the the third consecutive day that police have been attacked in Belfast. | It is the the third consecutive day that police have been attacked in Belfast. |
| Thirteen people appeared at a special sitting of Belfast Magistrates Court on Saturday night charged in connection with the recent rioting in east Belfast. | Thirteen people appeared at a special sitting of Belfast Magistrates Court on Saturday night charged in connection with the recent rioting in east Belfast. |
| Eleven men and one woman were remanded in custody. One woman was released on bail. | Eleven men and one woman were remanded in custody. One woman was released on bail. |
| The special two-hour sitting was before Judge George Connor. | The special two-hour sitting was before Judge George Connor. |
| Nine police officers were injured and 22 people arrested during rioting in east Belfast and Newtownabbey on Friday. | Nine police officers were injured and 22 people arrested during rioting in east Belfast and Newtownabbey on Friday. |
| More than 30 petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown at police in east Belfast. | More than 30 petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown at police in east Belfast. |
| In Newtownabbey, police were attacked by a crowd throwing bricks and bottles. | In Newtownabbey, police were attacked by a crowd throwing bricks and bottles. |
| Trouble broke out on Friday in Castlereagh Street and Templemore Avenue, east Belfast, close to where 10 officers were injured in rioting on Thursday night. | Trouble broke out on Friday in Castlereagh Street and Templemore Avenue, east Belfast, close to where 10 officers were injured in rioting on Thursday night. |
| A PSNI spokesman said officers had come under "sustained attack" from crowds of up to 300 people using fireworks, bricks and petrol bombs. | A PSNI spokesman said officers had come under "sustained attack" from crowds of up to 300 people using fireworks, bricks and petrol bombs. |
| Eight officers were injured, including a female officer who required medical treatment in an ambulance at the scene. | Eight officers were injured, including a female officer who required medical treatment in an ambulance at the scene. |
| Protest | Protest |
| Police said 14 arrests took place during the disorder. | Police said 14 arrests took place during the disorder. |
| An officer was also injured during a protest in O'Neill Road in Newtownabbey, a town north of Belfast. | An officer was also injured during a protest in O'Neill Road in Newtownabbey, a town north of Belfast. |
| Police were attacked with bricks and bottles. | Police were attacked with bricks and bottles. |
| A campaign of street demonstrations has been ongoing since Belfast City Council took a vote on 3 December which limited the number of days the union flag is flown at Belfast City Hall. | A campaign of street demonstrations has been ongoing since Belfast City Council took a vote on 3 December which limited the number of days the union flag is flown at Belfast City Hall. |
| Some of the protests have resulted in violence. | Some of the protests have resulted in violence. |
| To date, more than 40 police officers have been hurt, several politicians have received death threats and homes and property have been damaged. | To date, more than 40 police officers have been hurt, several politicians have received death threats and homes and property have been damaged. |
| Are you in east Belfast? Did you witness any of the violence? You can send us your experiences using the form below. | Are you in east Belfast? Did you witness any of the violence? You can send us your experiences using the form below. |