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Petrol bombs, thrown in both directions over the wall. each night these gates are locked to keep the mainly catholic and protestant communities apart. now forced open, rammed by cars and battered closed by police, amidst a running battle. it is hard to control. when kids see one side doing it theyjoin in. who encourages it? the loyalist politicians, because they got brexit in and it is not working. it will take months to repair the damage to this community, if it is ever repaired. as the fightin...

Sirens the barrier, which is commonly known as a peace line, was anything but peaceful last night. the wall was built 20 years ago to try to stop clashes between politically divided communities in west belfast. but there was trouble on both sides as crowds threw petrol bombs, fireworks and bricks. violence began on the loyalist shankill road where protesters had gathered. a bus was hijacked and set on fire. there were no passengers on board, but the driver was said to be very shaken. then, acros...

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Youre watching bbc news with me, laura trevelyan, in washington. clive myrie is in london. our top stories... 50 police officers have been injured in the violence as clashes between northern irelands catholic and protestant communities threaten an already fragile peace. exploring the reasons for rioting. new analysis shows that those arrested in the capitol seige were more likely to come from areas which have seen significant declines in the white population. also in the programme.... as the us ...

The northern ireland executive will now meet to discuss these past six nights of disturbances, and the assembly is cutting short its easter break to do the same. james reynolds, bbc news. 0ur correspondent chris page gave me this update from belfast. it does mark a change in the pattern of violence, if you like, over the past few days. previously, the violence, the trouble, had been concentrated just in loyalist areas, but i think the fact that there has been trouble now at a peace line is going...

On the streets of belfast. the renewed unrest comes despite a plea for calm from the british and irish prime ministers, who issued a joint statement this evening. police say the clashes between catholic and protestant communities last night were some of the worst violence they have seen in recent years. during an emergency session of the northern ireland assembly today, politicians on all sides lined up to condemn the attacks. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has the latest. on an already fe...

Thereve been clashes between police and protesters in northern ireland. in the past few hours more petrol bombs, fireworks and rocks have been thrown at police, who used water cannons to break up the crowds. the british and irish prime ministers have issued a joint statement calling for calm. the white house expressed concern over the violence saying the good friday agreement — which was signed to protect peace in northern ireland — must not become "a casualty" of brexit. 0ur ireland corresp...

Political leaders in northern ireland have condemned the rioting thats raged in belfast for six nights, but criticised each other about the underlying causes. police were attacked, petrol bombs were thrown and a bus was set on fire last night. in total, 55 police officers have been injured in the violence. the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis says "all communities must work together to resolve the tensions that we are currently facing. the only way to resolve differences is through dialo...

The worst of the unrest was in the west of the city, on both sides of a wall between the loyalist and nationalist communities. this report from our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, contains some violent scenes. sirens blare. on an already febrile situation, more fuel on the fire. shouting. at one of belfast�*s peace lines last night, the peace was broken. in the hands of teenagers, petrol bombs, thrown in both directions over the wall. each evening, these gates are locked to keep the mainly ...

Violence. at the right way to take things forward. ive been engaging over the last few months and last two days across the communities to talk to them about the issues and talk to them about the issues and talk to them about the issues and talk to them about how and what we need to do to see a column or situation and thats what i think it was good. we were talking last night and this morning to all the political leaders and pleased to see them come together with that statement this morning. bren...