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11:33 EDT, 10 April 2021
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Two men charged in connection with riots in Northern Ireland were today denied bail on grounds that they could re-offend - as police were pelted with stones and missiles on an eighth night of violence.
Matthew Shaw, 32, and Jonathan Maitland, 25, both from Belfast, appeared before Belfast Magistrates Court, having been arrested following the riots on Thursday night.
Shaw was charged with rioting while Maitland was charged with rioting and possessing petrol bombs in suspicious circumstances.
It came after another chaotic night on Friday which saw 14 police officers injured, bringing the total number of officers hurt in the recent disorder to 88.
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Rioters attacked police and hurled patrol bombs on the streets of Northern Ireland as Boris Johnson condemned yet another night of violence.
A bus was hijacked and set alight after being pelted with petrol bombs at the junction of Lanark Way and Shankill Road in west Belfast, the PSNI said.
It was one of a number of incidents last night that took place on the peace line street that links the loyalist Shankill Road with the nationalist Springfield Road.
Writing on Twitter, Mr Johnson said: I am deeply concerned by the scenes of violence in Northern Ireland, especially attacks on PSNI who are protecting the public and businesses, attacks on a bus driver and the assault of a journalist.
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