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05/09/2012
North Belfast Riots Condemned, Politicians Seek Solution
Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Minister have condemned those involved in a third night of violence in north Belfast, as MLAs and the MP from the area planned to sit down to talks.
One police officers were injured last night in an hour of violence at about 10pm.
More than 60 police officers have been injured and seven hospitalised during three nights of disturbances.
Riots first broke out in the Carlisle Circus area on Sunday after loyalist protests against a republican flute band parade.
The parade was not subject to any restrictions from the Parades Commission, and loyalist objected to this at the end of a summer that has seen tensions run high over parades in the north Belfast area.
First Minister Peter Robinson said civil disobedience should always be an alternative to violence, not something that leads to violence, and he said he wanted to see the end of the Parades Commission.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the recent scenes in north Belfast had been "deplorable, disgraceful and shameful".
"This is a time for leadership. This is a time for people to stand together against violence and particularly for the Loyal Orders to show leadership, and I think there's been a distinct lack of leadership from them over the course of recent times," he said.
North Belfast politicians are to meet with the First and Deputy First Ministers in Stormont this evening to start work towards finding a solution to the protracted parades dispute and rioting.
(NE/GK)
One police officers were injured last night in an hour of violence at about 10pm.
More than 60 police officers have been injured and seven hospitalised during three nights of disturbances.
Riots first broke out in the Carlisle Circus area on Sunday after loyalist protests against a republican flute band parade.
The parade was not subject to any restrictions from the Parades Commission, and loyalist objected to this at the end of a summer that has seen tensions run high over parades in the north Belfast area.
First Minister Peter Robinson said civil disobedience should always be an alternative to violence, not something that leads to violence, and he said he wanted to see the end of the Parades Commission.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the recent scenes in north Belfast had been "deplorable, disgraceful and shameful".
"This is a time for leadership. This is a time for people to stand together against violence and particularly for the Loyal Orders to show leadership, and I think there's been a distinct lack of leadership from them over the course of recent times," he said.
North Belfast politicians are to meet with the First and Deputy First Ministers in Stormont this evening to start work towards finding a solution to the protracted parades dispute and rioting.
(NE/GK)
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