Belfast riots: 40 police injured

Serious rioting in north Belfast amid an on-going loyalist paramilitary feud have resulted in 40 police officers being injured.

Belfast riots: 40 police injured
Fri, 05 Aug, 2005 - 08:17

Serious rioting in north Belfast amid an on-going loyalist paramilitary feud have resulted in 40 police officers being injured.

The disturbances broke out following the arrest of six men by police investigating a shooting war between the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Loyalist Volunteer Force that has left three men dead.

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