Church of Ireland bishops call for immediate halt to violence

A man walks past a burning car that was hijacked by loyalists at the Cloughfern roundabout in Newtownabbey (PA)

Church of Ireland bishops in Northern Ireland have called for an immediate stop to the violence that has taken place in recent days.

Police have been attacked with petrol bombs and other objects as loyalist unrest turned violent in Belfast and Londonderry throughout the week.