Upper Bann DUP MLA, Diane Dodds recently met with Chief Superintendent Muir Clarke to discuss several issues facing the Upper Bann constituency, particularly in the wider Banbridge Area.
Belfast rioters hijack car setting it alight while launching rocks at police in eighth night of violence
Updated: Apr 9 2021, 21:51 ET
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COPS were attacked and a car was set on fire in an eighth night of violence in Belfast.
Leaders in Northern Ireland have called for calm after violence erupted again last night at Tiger Bay, a loyalist area in north Belfast with riot vans and police dogs in tow.
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Flames and smoke rise from car set a fire during protests as rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and stones at police in BelfastCredit: Getty
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A Loyalist rioter sprays a substance towards police lines in the Tigers Bay Area of North BelfastCredit: AP
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It comes despite a renewed call for calm out of respect for the
passing of the Duke of Edinburgh.
A car was also seen burning in
Belfast amid a heavy police presence.
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PSNI officers look on after a Loyalist rioter threw a petrol bomb in the Tigers Bay Area of North Belfast LEADERS in Northern Ireland are fearful the chaos that has plagued the region in recent days will continue into the weekend. Loyalists have urged their communities to desist from protest activity as a mark of respect for the Duke of Edinburgh, who died yesterday. Despite this, small pockets of unrest continued in parts of the province last night. Police were attacked with missiles and a car was set on fire at Tiger Bay, a loyalist area in north Belfast with riot vans and police dogs in tow.