Violence in west Belfast as loyalist protests resume Violence broke out in west Belfast last night. Picture by Pacemaker
Violence broke out in west Belfast last night. Picture by Pacemaker
LOYALIST protests resumed across Northern Ireland last night, with disturbances breaking out in west Belfast.
A fire was lit in the middle of the Shankill Road, close to where a Metro bus was hijacked and set alight earlier this month.
Police also came under attack from youths throwing missiles.
A crowd of mainly boys and young men gathered at Lanark Way and the Shankill Road yesterday evening.
The PSNI said officers were continuing to monitor the area late last night.
Fresh trouble breaks out in west Belfast
Updated / Monday, 19 Apr 2021
21:27
Unrest broke out on Lanark Way in Belfast (Pic: PA Images)
Fresh trouble broke out in west Belfast this evening, with furniture set on fire in the middle of the Shankill Road close to where a bus was set alight earlier this month.
Police are in attendance and are monitoring a crowd gathered across Lanark Way and the Shankill Road on the loyalist side of the nearby peace line.
Meanwhile, images have emerged of a loyalist demonstration in Newtownards, Co Down.
Protesters were pictured holding an anti-Northern Ireland Protocol banner.
Rebecca Black and David Young, PA
There was an episode of fresh trouble in west Belfast on Monday evening.
Furniture was set on fire in the middle of the Shankill Road close to where a bus was set alight earlier this month.
Police attended to monitor crowds gathered across Lanark Way and the Shankill Road on the loyalist side of the nearby peace line.
Officers came under sporadic attack.
Calm had been restored to the scene by around 9pm however some crowds remained in the area.
Meanwhile, peaceful loyalist protests took in other locations, including in Newtownards, Co Down.
Loyalist protesters during further unrest on Lanark Way in Belfast. Picture date: MondayApril 19, 2021.
Police come under attack from youths in fresh loyalist disturbances A fire on the Shankill Road in west Belfast during further unrest. Picture by Niall Carson, Press Association 20 April, 2021 01:00
Violence on the Shankill Road in west Belfast. Picture by Niall Carson, Press Association
POLICE came under attack from youths in fresh disturbances last night as loyalist protests resumed.
A fire was also started in the middle of the Shankill Road, close to where a Metro bus was hijacked and set alight earlier this month.
A crowd of mainly boys and young men gathered at Lanark Way and the Shankill Road in the city.
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Loyalist protesters during further unrest on Lanark Way
Image: PA
Image: PA
FURTHER UNREST HAS taken place in Northern Ireland, with minor protests taking place in Belfast and Derry.
PSNI officers were deployed to Lanark Way in Belfast yesterday evening, when crowds gathered and the road was blocked after a number of pieces of furniture were set alight.
There were also disturbances on the nearby Shankhill Road, where a bus was set alight during another protest earlier this month.