Northern Ireland: Loyalist tensions sees more violence break on streets despite appeals for calm James Ward
Loyalist tensions have simmered over into violence in Northern Ireland again as politicians repeated appeals for calm.
A car was set alight in Sperrin Park in the Waterside area of Londonderry, while there were also reports of violent incidents in Carrickfergus, near Belfast on Monday night.
Both locations have been the scene of violence and unrest among the loyalist communities in recent days.
A crowd of young people gathered in the North Road area in Carrickfergus, and lit a fire in the middle of the road.
21:18 EDT, 5 April 2021
Violence has broken out on the streets of Northern Ireland amid rising loyalist tensions despite desperate appeals for calm.
A car was set alight in Sperrin Park in the Waterside area of Londonderry, while there were also reports of violent incidents in Carrickfergus, near Belfast overnight.
Both locations have been the scene of violence and unrest among the loyalist communities in recent days.
Former DUP MP Emma Little-Pengelly, now a special adviser to First Minister Arlene Foster, urged those involved in the incidents in Carrickfergus to stop.
She tweeted: Emotions can run high and frustrations deep, but injury, arrest and prosecution will blight your life forever.
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