Violence in Co Antrim during another night of disorder on the streets of Northern Ireland PSNI and politicians appeal for calm after disturbances in Newtownabbey
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A burning car at the Cloughfern roundabout in Newtownabbey. Photograph: Peter Morrison/PA Wire
There has been another night of disorder on the streets in Northern Ireland.
In Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, three cars were hijacked and set on fire in the loyalist O’Neill/Doagh Road area on Saturday evening.
A large crowd of onlookers gathered to watch the unrest.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said on Saturday evening that they were responding following reports of disturbances at the Cloughfern roundabout in the O’Neill’s Road area of Newtownabbey. A police van was targeted and cars burned out.
Police attacked with petrol bombs in Northern Ireland rioting Andy Gregory A police officer walks behind a police vehicle with flames leaping up the rear after violence broke out in Newtownabbey, north of Belfast, in Northern Ireland on April 3, 2021. - The disturbance in the Loyalist area north of Belfast, where petrol bombs were thrown and cars were set alight, follows a night of violence in the Northern Ireland capital in which police officers were injured prompting calls for calm. It is thought rising discontent among unionist pro-British factions in Northern Ireland over arrangements aimed at preserving a fragile peace in the territory by preventing a hard border with EU member Ireland is fueling anger. Tension has also been stoked this week by a decision not to prosecute 24 Sinn Fein party members who attended the funeral in June of Irish Republican Army figure Bobby Storey in blatant violation of of Covid-19 guidelines. (Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP) (Photo by
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PSNI respond to more unrest in loyalist areas of Co Antrim after cars hijacked and burnt out
Police appealed for calm amidst more violent scenes. By Press Association Sunday 4 Apr 2021, 7:31 AM 1 hour ago 6,444 Views 0 Comments
A car hijacked by loyalists protesters burns in Newtownabbey
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A SECOND NIGHT of disorder has taken place on the streets of Northern Ireland, during which the PSNI responded to a series of situations in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.
Three cars were hijacked and set on fire in the loyalist O’Neill/Doagh Road area yesterday evening as a large crowd of onlookers gathered to watch the unrest.