Security forces deal with Belfast clashes

Police and British soldiers were called to the troubled Ardoyne area of north Belfast this afternoon following sectarian clashes between loyalists and nationalists.

Police and British soldiers were called to the troubled Ardoyne area of north Belfast this afternoon following sectarian clashes between loyalists and nationalists.

The rival factions began throwing stones, bottles and fireworks at each other near Alliance Avenue at around 2.15pm.

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