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| Cars hijacked and police attacked in east Belfast | Cars hijacked and police attacked in east Belfast |
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| Four cars have been hijacked and set on fire during trouble in east Belfast on Tuesday. | Four cars have been hijacked and set on fire during trouble in east Belfast on Tuesday. |
| A number of petrol bombs were also thrown at police as large crowds gathered on the Lower Newtownards Road. | A number of petrol bombs were also thrown at police as large crowds gathered on the Lower Newtownards Road. |
| A French press photographer was assaulted by rioters and had his camera stolen, police said. | A French press photographer was assaulted by rioters and had his camera stolen, police said. |
| A car was also set alight on the O'Neill Road in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. | A car was also set alight on the O'Neill Road in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. |
| Two petrol bombs and a number of other missiles hit a police vehicle in the area, but there are no reports of any injuries. | Two petrol bombs and a number of other missiles hit a police vehicle in the area, but there are no reports of any injuries. |
| Police also deployed water cannon for a time in the Mount Vernon area of north Belfast. | Police also deployed water cannon for a time in the Mount Vernon area of north Belfast. |
| There were reports of disorder in the Woodvale Road and North Queen Street where a car was lit in the middle of the road. | |
| The trouble in east Belfast began just before 23:00 BST on Tuesday. | The trouble in east Belfast began just before 23:00 BST on Tuesday. |
| Two of the cars were burnt out at Templemore Avenue at the Newtownards Road end, one on Templemore Avenue at the junction of Albertbridge Road, and one on Glenmore Street off Templemore Avenue. | Two of the cars were burnt out at Templemore Avenue at the Newtownards Road end, one on Templemore Avenue at the junction of Albertbridge Road, and one on Glenmore Street off Templemore Avenue. |
| The unrest followed four nights of rioting in parts of the city after an Orange Order parade was banned from marching on a stretch of the Crumlin Road in north Belfast that separates loyalist and nationalist communities. | The unrest followed four nights of rioting in parts of the city after an Orange Order parade was banned from marching on a stretch of the Crumlin Road in north Belfast that separates loyalist and nationalist communities. |