Baton rounds fired as loyalists riot

Police fired a number of plastic baton rounds and arrested two people following serious rioting in Belfast city centre last night.

Baton rounds fired as loyalists riot
Mon, 29 Jul, 2002 - 09:05

Police fired a number of plastic baton rounds and arrested two people following serious rioting in Belfast city centre last night.

A crowd of up to 75 loyalists attacked officers with blast bombs and petrol bombs in the Sandy Row area.

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