Robinson: 'No excuse' for flag vote violence

Violence which erupted in Belfast after a controversial vote on the Union flag was unacceptable, Northern Ireland’s First Minister warned today.

Robinson: 'No excuse' for flag vote violence

Violence which erupted in Belfast after a controversial vote on the Union flag was unacceptable, Northern Ireland’s First Minister warned today.

Five police officers, two security workers and a press photographer were injured when a mob of up to 1,000 loyalists rioted in the city centre and parts of east Belfast.

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