Police in Belfast under attack

It has been reported that police in Belfast have come under attack for the second night in a row.

It has been reported that police in north Belfast have come under attack for the second night in a row.

Officers are caught between rival groups of nationalists and loyalists at Brompton Park.

Police came under petrol bomb attack from the nationalist crowd of about 250 to 300 in the Ardoyne and a number of cars were set on fire.

Police said troops also came under heavy stoning attack from around 60 loyalists at Twaddell Avenue.

A Police Service spokesman said officers were in the middle, holding back the rival factions.