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| Teenager struck by car and 24 PSNI officers hurt in Belfast violence | |
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| Twenty-four police officers were injured and a 16-year-old girl was struck by a car as trouble flared in north Belfast. | |
| She was hit by the car and became trapped underneath it at Crumlin Road. | |
| One police officer was bitten so badly on the hand that he received 12 stitches, the Police Federation said. | One police officer was bitten so badly on the hand that he received 12 stitches, the Police Federation said. |
| Officers were injured as missiles were thrown when police enforced a restriction to a contentious Orange parade. | Officers were injured as missiles were thrown when police enforced a restriction to a contentious Orange parade. |
| A PSNI press officer said the 24 injuries included officers hurt in the car incident in Ardoyne. | |
| A number of the officers remained on duty. | |
| The Orange Order was barred from walking along a stretch of the Crumlin Road that separates unionist and nationalist communities on its return from an annual celebration. | The Orange Order was barred from walking along a stretch of the Crumlin Road that separates unionist and nationalist communities on its return from an annual celebration. |
| Chris Buckler, BBC Ireland Correspondent | |
| It is worth bearing in mind that last night's violence was nowhere near as serious or as sustained as the trouble which followed the same restricted parade in 2013. | |
| However, that will be of little comfort to those looking for a solution to the problems and division linked to this annual march. | |
| And there will be frustration, given that the same parade was peaceful last year, albeit with protests and a show of loyalist frustration. | |
| The police clearly believed at first that 2015 could pass of without trouble. They put in place low level barriers and, on the frontline, there was a line of officers rather than Land Rovers. | |
| But shortly after the parade arrived at the barriers, the mood changed and a group at the front started attacking police lines with bricks, bottles, bolts and even bits of their own barrier. | |
| Officers in riot gear were forced to respond in order to hold the line and later in the evening, water cannon was used to hold loyalist protesters back. | |
| That has resulted in another Twelfth where the dominant images are not pictures of celebrations but photographs of violent clashes. | |
| Some loyalists broke through barriers at the police line and began to throw bottles, bricks and metal bolts at police on Monday evening. | Some loyalists broke through barriers at the police line and began to throw bottles, bricks and metal bolts at police on Monday evening. |
| The Orange lodges and accompanying bands were returning from a parade to commemorate the victory of the Protestant King William III at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. | The Orange lodges and accompanying bands were returning from a parade to commemorate the victory of the Protestant King William III at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. |
| The trouble began at about 19:30 BST. | The trouble began at about 19:30 BST. |
| But it escalated after a car struck several pedestrians at the nearby Ardoyne shops. | But it escalated after a car struck several pedestrians at the nearby Ardoyne shops. |
| It happened as a crowd of nationalists gathered in protest close to the contentious Orange parade. | It happened as a crowd of nationalists gathered in protest close to the contentious Orange parade. |
| The vehicle trapped the girl underneath and was lifted off by police and members of the public. | The vehicle trapped the girl underneath and was lifted off by police and members of the public. |
| She was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital. It's understood she is now stable. A man was arrested by police and remains in custody. | |
| Police said two officers were hurt as they dealt with that incident. | Police said two officers were hurt as they dealt with that incident. |
| Trapped | Trapped |
| Fr Gary Donegan, of Holy Cross Catholic Church, who was at the scene, said a driver "panicked" and drove into a crowd, injuring three people. | Fr Gary Donegan, of Holy Cross Catholic Church, who was at the scene, said a driver "panicked" and drove into a crowd, injuring three people. |
| He told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster: "The car hit a number of pedestrians and, in the case of this 16 year old, the car went right over the top of her. | He told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster: "The car hit a number of pedestrians and, in the case of this 16 year old, the car went right over the top of her. |
| "PSNI officers and local residents managed to lift the car off her. There were graphic scenes of seeing her feet sticking out from underneath the car. | "PSNI officers and local residents managed to lift the car off her. There were graphic scenes of seeing her feet sticking out from underneath the car. |
| "You could actually see the marks of the vehicle on the back of her jeans. She was very distressed." | "You could actually see the marks of the vehicle on the back of her jeans. She was very distressed." |
| The violence followed a day of largely peaceful 12 July loyal order parades across Northern Ireland. | The violence followed a day of largely peaceful 12 July loyal order parades across Northern Ireland. |
| First Minister Peter Robinson condemned it. | First Minister Peter Robinson condemned it. |
| "The PSNI is tasked with upholding the rule of law and it is vital that those involved in such riotous activity cease and are held accountable. They do a massive disservice to the wider cause they claim to support," the DUP leader said. | "The PSNI is tasked with upholding the rule of law and it is vital that those involved in such riotous activity cease and are held accountable. They do a massive disservice to the wider cause they claim to support," the DUP leader said. |
| "My thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been injured whilst serving the public, as well as the young girl who has been injured in a vehicle collision." | "My thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been injured whilst serving the public, as well as the young girl who has been injured in a vehicle collision." |
| Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said the attacks on police were "disgraceful". | Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said the attacks on police were "disgraceful". |
| "Those responsible do nothing to further the cause they claim to promote," she said. "They damage Northern Ireland and wreck a day which should be about respectful celebration of cultural tradition." | "Those responsible do nothing to further the cause they claim to promote," she said. "They damage Northern Ireland and wreck a day which should be about respectful celebration of cultural tradition." |
| North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds, DUP, said there was a "severe problem in relation to community relations and respect for law and order". | North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds, DUP, said there was a "severe problem in relation to community relations and respect for law and order". |
| "The way forward is to recognise the failures of the past cannot be repeated and a new way forward for parading and protesting is badly needed," he said. | "The way forward is to recognise the failures of the past cannot be repeated and a new way forward for parading and protesting is badly needed," he said. |
| The Orange Order also condemned those engaging in violence and issued an appeal for calm. | The Orange Order also condemned those engaging in violence and issued an appeal for calm. |
| "Those involved in violence should desist," a Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland spokesman said. | "Those involved in violence should desist," a Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland spokesman said. |
| "It is not only counterproductive, but also plain wrong. | "It is not only counterproductive, but also plain wrong. |
| "Such actions are only strengthening the hand of those who wish to further curtail our parades." | "Such actions are only strengthening the hand of those who wish to further curtail our parades." |
| Chairman of the Police Federation Mark Lindsay condemned what he called "mindless violence". | Chairman of the Police Federation Mark Lindsay condemned what he called "mindless violence". |
| "At the Ardoyne shops, officers performed heroically after lifting a car to rescue a seriously injured 16-year-old girl following a road traffic collision," he said. | "At the Ardoyne shops, officers performed heroically after lifting a car to rescue a seriously injured 16-year-old girl following a road traffic collision," he said. |
| "In the mean-time, other officers were the subject of a sustained attack by rioters using bricks and bolts. These rioters had obviously come prepared to cause disorder. | "In the mean-time, other officers were the subject of a sustained attack by rioters using bricks and bolts. These rioters had obviously come prepared to cause disorder. |
| "Once again, officers demonstrated their patience and professionalism even though their lines were under attack." | "Once again, officers demonstrated their patience and professionalism even though their lines were under attack." |
| He said the officer who was bitten had been lucky not to lose a finger. | He said the officer who was bitten had been lucky not to lose a finger. |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ivan Lewis, said the police and members of the public, had "endured unacceptable levels of violence and disorder". | Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ivan Lewis, said the police and members of the public, had "endured unacceptable levels of violence and disorder". |