Police under fire as sectarian gangs run riot

Shots were fired at police as they kept apart rival mobs during the latest bout of sectarian rioting in strife-torn north Belfast.

Police under fire as sectarian gangs run riot
Tue, 07 May, 2002 - 07:16

Shots were fired at police as they kept apart rival mobs during the latest bout of sectarian rioting in strife-torn north Belfast.

There were no reports of injuries after officers came under fire in the Carlisle Circus area.

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