Northern Ireland s Justice Minister has called for an end to rioting, warning that it could end in tragedy.
Naomi Long was speaking after 30 petrol bombs were thrown at officers in Newtownabbey on Saturday evening in what police said was an orchestrated attack .
It followed violent scenes in the Sandy Row area of Belfast on Friday and successive nights of trouble in Derry.
Violence flared near the Cloughfern roundabout on O Neill s Road, while three vehicles were hijacked and set on fire.
Video footage showed one of the rioters ablaze after getting caught up in the flames.
On Sunday night rioters had gathered again in the area and petrol bombs were thrown at police.
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