{"id":6947,"date":"2024-08-09T08:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/police-attacked-in-fifth-night-of-belfast-disorder\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T08:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:52:01","slug":"police-attacked-in-fifth-night-of-belfast-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/police-attacked-in-fifth-night-of-belfast-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Police attacked in fifth night of Belfast disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bricks and masonry have been thrown at police dealing with race-related hate crimes in Belfast on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

A car was set on fire and the windows of a number of houses were smashed in south Belfast.<\/p>\n

In east Belfast, bins were set on fire on Castlereagh Street.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a group of masked men attacked police on Flora Street, but no officers were injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Assistant Chief Constable Melanie Jones said those who are taking part in the riots “need to think of the consequences of their actions”.<\/p>\n

It follows several nights of disorder in Belfast, including racially motivated attacks.<\/p>\n

A number of businesses were targeted after an anti-immigration protest<\/a> at Belfast City Hall on Saturday.<\/p>\n

There were further incidents on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. <\/p>\n

Twenty-two people have been arrested – 15 of them have been charged and are in custody following violent disorder in recent days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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