Loyalists go on rampage as police search houses in Belfast

A gang of loyalist youths has gone on the rampage in north Belfast this lunchtime, hijacking two vehicles including a soft-drinks lorry and setting them on fire.

The disturbance began as police officers moved in to search houses in the mainly loyalist Woodvale area at around midday.

PSNI officers and fire crews were also attacked with petrol bombs and stones during the violence.

On Sunday, up to 50 loyalist youths engaged in similar rioting as police conducted searches in the Enfield Street are of north Belfast.