Riot police injured in Belfast
FIFTY-six police officers were injured in clashes with loyalists protesting against a republican rally in Belfast city centre.
Police deployed water cannon and fired 26 plastic baton rounds in a bid to quell the unrest on Friday night. Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable Matt Baggott condemned the violence as “mindless anarchy”.
He said: “I know that 99 per cent, if not more, of the population will stand with me in utterly condemning those who scarred the reputation of our beautiful city.”