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Stones, bottles and petrol bombs were thrown at police officers on another night of unrest in Northern Ireland.
A car was also seen burning in Belfast amid a heavy police presence.
Police have been dealing with unrest all week in the North, prompting leaders from across the political spectrum to urge peace.
Leaders in Ireland and the UK have called for calm, amid fears the protests could escalate further over the weekend.
Many have highlighted the young age of many of those involved in the riots, with children as young as 12 or 13 involved in the disorder.
Two men have been charged following the scenes on Thursday in west Belfast, with the police saying a 24-year-old and a 32-year-old were charged with riot.
Northern Ireland: Protesters burn bus amid violence
Crowds in Belfast set a hijacked bus on fire with petrol bombs and hurled stones at police as unrest continued in the region. The British prime minister expressed his deep concern over the violence. Loyalists hijacked and set the bus on fire as violence continues across Northern Ireland
Crowds of mostly young men in a pro-British area of the Northern Irish city of Belfast set a hijacked bus on fire with petrol bombs and attacked police with stones in the latest outbreak of violence that erupted last week.
Videos circulating on social media showed the bus being hit with incendiary devices and later completely burning out.
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The incidents in Northern Ireland bring back the specter of three bloody decades of “unrest” between Republicans and Unionists, which left 3,500 dead. PETER MORRISON / AP
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the new violence that took place on the night of Wednesday April 7 to Thursday April 8 in Northern Ireland.
“The way to resolve disputes is through dialogue and not violence or crime”, he tweeted, expressing his
“Deep concern”. The violence comes after a week of riots, which show that the fire is smoldering in the British province, where the consequences of Brexit create a feeling of betrayal among unionists, attached to the crown.
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NI Secretary Brandon Lewis challenges Loyalist Communities Council to condemn violence Brandon Lewis called on the LCC to break its silence on recent violence Rebecca Black and Cate McCurry, PA 08 April, 2021 17:51 Related stories
Brandon Lewis said the chief constable had spoken to LCC spokesman David Campbell. Picture by Stephen Davison
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has challenged the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) to publicly condemn recent violence across the region.
Brandon Lewis was speaking after a week of unrest in mainly loyalist areas.
He said “words failed him” at the idea of adults encouraging a 13-year-old to engage in some of the violent scenes seen across the region in recent days.