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22/06/2001
RIOTERS CONDEMNED AS SCUM BY CHIEF CONSTABLE
NORTHERN Ireland Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan has heavily condemned the recent violent disturbances in North Belfast.
He said that rioters in north Belfast were trying to murder police officers in a third consecutive night of serious disturbances, which left 20 officers injured in the Ardoyne area of the city.
Sir Ronnie said: "My reaction first of all is to compare the magnificent young men and women of the Royal Ulster Constabulary with the scum that attacked them….people whose mission in life is to fly flags and strut about in balaclavas thinking they are either Ireland's finest or Ulster's finest. I think it is pathetic. I just wish everybody in Northern Ireland would wake up to that fact."
Police officers came under attack from both so-called loyalists and nationalists during the disorder in Ardoyne which lasted for several hours.
Ten shots were fired at police in two separate incidents. About six blast bombs and 46 petrol bombs were thrown as well as 10 large fireworks, bricks, bottles, paint bombs and other missiles.
Three arrests were made for public order offences and 24 petrol bombs were also recovered by police. No baton rounds were fired by police.
The disturbances in North Belfast offset another series of incidents in west Belfast on Thursday night. A police officer suffered a head wound when he was assaulted during clashes between rival factions at North Queen Street. Three others sustained minor injuries when they were attacked by stone throwers in the area of Springfield Road and Workman Avenue.
The Secretary of State Dr Reid has also soundly condemned the riots. He said: "The sight of thugs throwing petrol bomb and bricks at the police will be sickening to all decent people in Northern Ireland. This sort of violence promotes no cause, it destroys the communities and drags down the reputation of Northern Ireland across the world."
Earlier, on the afternoon of Thursday 21 June, a pipe bomb exploded at the rear of a house at Alliance Avenue, in the Ardoyne area. Two women were treated for shock and a child was hurled against a wall due to the force of the blast. (AMcE)
He said that rioters in north Belfast were trying to murder police officers in a third consecutive night of serious disturbances, which left 20 officers injured in the Ardoyne area of the city.
Sir Ronnie said: "My reaction first of all is to compare the magnificent young men and women of the Royal Ulster Constabulary with the scum that attacked them….people whose mission in life is to fly flags and strut about in balaclavas thinking they are either Ireland's finest or Ulster's finest. I think it is pathetic. I just wish everybody in Northern Ireland would wake up to that fact."
Police officers came under attack from both so-called loyalists and nationalists during the disorder in Ardoyne which lasted for several hours.
Ten shots were fired at police in two separate incidents. About six blast bombs and 46 petrol bombs were thrown as well as 10 large fireworks, bricks, bottles, paint bombs and other missiles.
Three arrests were made for public order offences and 24 petrol bombs were also recovered by police. No baton rounds were fired by police.
The disturbances in North Belfast offset another series of incidents in west Belfast on Thursday night. A police officer suffered a head wound when he was assaulted during clashes between rival factions at North Queen Street. Three others sustained minor injuries when they were attacked by stone throwers in the area of Springfield Road and Workman Avenue.
The Secretary of State Dr Reid has also soundly condemned the riots. He said: "The sight of thugs throwing petrol bomb and bricks at the police will be sickening to all decent people in Northern Ireland. This sort of violence promotes no cause, it destroys the communities and drags down the reputation of Northern Ireland across the world."
Earlier, on the afternoon of Thursday 21 June, a pipe bomb exploded at the rear of a house at Alliance Avenue, in the Ardoyne area. Two women were treated for shock and a child was hurled against a wall due to the force of the blast. (AMcE)
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