Ulster flags protest ends in riots

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Jul 2011, 08:00 BST
MARCHING Orangemen are stopped at Drumcree Bridge in Belfast by a police barrier, ahead of widespread Loyalist rioting in Northern Ireland that left several police officers injured.

A hijacked bus was used to ram a police vehicle and petrol bombs and other missiles were hurled by a crowd of up of 100 Loyalists in Ballyclare, Co Antrim. Officers responded with water cannon and baton rounds.

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A man aged 27 was arrested for riotous behaviour in the Co Londonderry town of Magherafelt and several vehicles were also hijacked in the nearby areas of Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey

Loyalists in Co Antrim have been protesting after accusing police of removing flags. This is the traditional marching season for the Orange Order and many Protestant districts are flying flags and bunting.

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