Loyalists and Catholics toss petrol bombs at each other over the 'Peace Wall' as violence escalates in Belfast: Boris Johnson and Arlene Foster condemn 'deeply concerning' scenes
- Rioters hurled petrol bombs at police in the west of the city and attacked a press photographer late last night
- The youths hurled Molotov cocktails over some of the peace barriers into Catholic areas - which returned fire
- Hundreds of others marched along the main streets under supervision from police as tension mounted in city
- Boris Johnson and Arlene Foster were quick to condemn the violence, with PM last night calling for 'dialogue'
- Northern Ireland Executive called a meeting of politicians on Thursday morning to be briefed on the mayhem
And they are off again. Then the idiot @StantheMan wonders why the British had to keep them apart for 50 years.
Belfast rioters attack police, a photographer and hurl petrol bombs | Daily Mail Online
The violence over the past week erupted after prosecutors said no action would be taken against 24 Sinn Fein politicians - including deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill - for a huge republican funeral during the pandemic. Loyalists are also angry at post-Brexit trading arrangements that have created economic barriers between the region and the rest of the UK. They see the Northern Ireland Protocol as undermining their place in the Union.