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Belfast riots: 7 more officers injured

soltani20130714150222730Seven more officers have been injured during a second night of loyalists’ riot in Northern Irish capital of Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed.

According to reports, police officers were attacked with petrol bombs, bricks, laser pens, and even stones in the Woodvale area that witnessed pro-British loyalists protest on Friday night.

“Officers were attacked by petrol bombs, fireworks, masonry, laser pens, and by a whole range of weapons and missiles,” a PSNI spokesperson said.

None of the police officers were seriously injured and all stayed on duty.

The latest casualties come after 32 officers were injured on Friday, with The PSNI describing the situation as an “isolated serious disorder”.

More than 600 officers from mainland Britain have been deployed to Northern Ireland, which is hit with clashes between pro-British protestant groups and anti-British groups every year before and after the twelfth of July parades by the Protestant Orange Order.

The scale of tensions on Friday led the police to call in another 400 extra forces to deal with the situation.

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