٠٠:٠٢:٣٣A car was set on fire in Belfast on Friday evening as unrest continued across Northern Ireland for the eighth consecutive night.
People could be seen hurling projectiles, including rubbish bins, at police, who were deployed in force in the Tiger's Bay area of North Belfast.
Local reports say over 40 police officers have been injured, and at least 10 arrests have been made in the last few days mainly in unionist or loyalist areas.
The roots of the violence is not fully clear although some unionist figures have pointed to the ongoing tensions in the loyalist community over the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol created as a result of the UK's post-Brexit agreement with the EU.
Another potential cause cited by unionist leaders is the failure of the authorities to prosecute Sinn Fein party leaders who violated COVID-19 rules at the funeral of former IRA intelligence head Bobby Storey in June 2020.
The unrest has been condemned by the UK government and the Irish government as well all of Northern Ireland's main political parties.
UK: Car set ablaze in Belfast as 8th night of unrest rocks Northern Ireland
A car was set on fire in Belfast on Friday evening as unrest continued across Northern Ireland for the eighth consecutive night.
People could be seen hurling projectiles, including rubbish bins, at police, who were deployed in force in the Tiger's Bay area of North Belfast.
Local reports say over 40 police officers have been injured, and at least 10 arrests have been made in the last few days mainly in unionist or loyalist areas.
The roots of the violence is not fully clear although some unionist figures have pointed to the ongoing tensions in the loyalist community over the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol created as a result of the UK's post-Brexit agreement with the EU.
Another potential cause cited by unionist leaders is the failure of the authorities to prosecute Sinn Fein party leaders who violated COVID-19 rules at the funeral of former IRA intelligence head Bobby Storey in June 2020.
The unrest has been condemned by the UK government and the Irish government as well all of Northern Ireland's main political parties.
A car was set on fire in Belfast on Friday evening as unrest continued across Northern Ireland for the eighth consecutive night.
People could be seen hurling projectiles, including rubbish bins, at police, who were deployed in force in the Tiger's Bay area of North Belfast.
Local reports say over 40 police officers have been injured, and at least 10 arrests have been made in the last few days mainly in unionist or loyalist areas.
The roots of the violence is not fully clear although some unionist figures have pointed to the ongoing tensions in the loyalist community over the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol created as a result of the UK's post-Brexit agreement with the EU.
Another potential cause cited by unionist leaders is the failure of the authorities to prosecute Sinn Fein party leaders who violated COVID-19 rules at the funeral of former IRA intelligence head Bobby Storey in June 2020.
The unrest has been condemned by the UK government and the Irish government as well all of Northern Ireland's main political parties.