16 soldiers injured in sectarian street fights

SIXTEEN soldiers were injured during overnight sectarian street clashes in flashpoint east Belfast.

16 soldiers injured in sectarian street fights
Fri, 30 Aug, 2002 - 01:00
Alan Erwin

The army fired 17 baton rounds to quell disturbances along a bitterly-divided peaceline in the city.

Security forces came under attack from stones and fireworks as rival Catholic and Protestant mobs clashed again in the area.

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