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Sono proseguiti nella serata di ieri ad Ardoyne i disordini scaturiti dalle tensioni iniziate il 13 luglio.
Una grande folla si è adunata a Brompton Park alle 22.30 circa di martedì sera, dove la polizia è stata bersaglio di lanci di molotov che sono proseguiti fino all’1.20.
Il PSNI ha arrestato un ragazzo di 28 anni in relazione ai riots dello scorso lunedì, in occasione dei quali è stato esploso un colpo di arma da fuoco contro un agente.
Margaret McLenaghan, del Sinn Fein, ha definito gli incidenti di ieri sera come il proseguio di quelli iniziati lunedì in occasione della Twelth Parade.
“I giovani vengono incoraggiati dagli adulti, alcuni di essi dall’interno di questa comunità”.
“Questi adulti non hanno alcun tipo di una strategia di pace, perché non sanno dove stanno andando e che finiranno col portare alla morte qualcuno di questi ragazzi”.

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Police attacked in north Belfast (BBC News Northern Ireland)
Police officers have come under attack from a crowd throwing petrol bombs and other missiles in north Belfast for a second night.
A large crowd gathered at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area at about 2230 BST on Tuesday, police said.
Officers were then targeted with petrol bombs with order restored at 0120 BST.
Police have arrested a man in connection with an incident during rioting in the area on Monday when a shot was fired at police.
The 28 year-old is being questioned at Antrim police station.
Local Sinn Fein representative Margaret McLenaghan described the trouble on Tuesday night as a continuation of the previous evening’s rioting.
“Young ones are being encouraged by adults, some of them from within this community,” she said.
“These adults don’t have any sort of a peace strategy, they don’t know where they’re going and they’re going to end up getting one of these children killed.”
Fireworks
On Monday night the trouble left a total of 21 police officers injured.
Blast bombs, fireworks, stones and other missiles were thrown by republicans during the disturbances which flared at a feeder parade which was part of the annual Twelfth of July commemorations.
Officers responded with 18 baton rounds and water cannon.
Sinn Fein blamed the Real IRA but the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, which is linked to the dissident group, refuted the claim.
Elsewhere, on Tuesday night, a paint was thrown at police investigating reports of stones being thrown in the Lower Newtownards Road area of east Belfast.
Some windows were broken at houses in the area as a result of the stone-throwing.
Ulster Unionist councillor Michael Copeland said a pregnant woman who lived in the house which sustained the most damage was left in a “shocked and distressed state”.
“Occurrences such as this serve no purpose other than those who have formulated trouble in areas such as the Ardoyne, Randalstown and Ballymena over the past few days.”
Anti-social
Sinn Fein east Belfast representative Niall O Donnghaile said the attack had been carried out by a small number of nationalist youths.
“It was wrong and I condemn it. I saw the community in the Short Strand coming out like they never had before to tell an essentially anti-social element that residents wouldn’t tolerate it,” he said.
“What you have here is a small number of youths holding an area to ransom.”
Police said while there were reports of petrol bombs being thrown officers had found no evidence of this.
A bus was attacked with a petrol bomb and bricks in Sloan Street, Lurgan. There were no reports of any injuries.
Motorists in Craigavon were told to avoid Drumbeg Roundabout after reports of youths throwing stones.