Northern Ireland riots: Bus hijacked and set on fire in Belfast
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prime minister Boris Johnson said he was “deeply concerned by the scenes” after the Translink double-decker pelted with petrol bombs in the west of the city. “The way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality.” The violence followed five previous nights of unrest in loyalist communities amid tensions over the Northern Ireland Protocol on Brexit and the Police Service of Nothern Ireland’s handling of alleged coronavirus regulation breaches by Sinn Fein at the funeral of republican Bobby Storey. It is wrong and should stop.” SDLP MP Claire Hanna also criticised the violence, tweeting: “We’re told by the apologists that these protests & riots are borne of frustration about not being listened to, but an excellent photo journalist is attacked while trying to capture the story.” The photographer assaulted was Kevin Scott from the Belfast Telegraph, whose camera was badly damaged as a result. Don’t give them that excuse.” He added: “They should think long and hard before taking part in any protests that could eventually result in violence and serious hurt being done to individuals as well as to the wider community they live in.” The riots have so far injured 41 police officers injured and led to the arrest of 10 people.
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