Bus set alight by masked protesters in Belfast as police dealing with ‘pockets of disorder’

A Glider bus, set fire by protesters, on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast. Picture: PA Wire

Protesters have set fire to a bus in Belfast as disorder flared at an anti-immigration demonstration organised in response to Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city.

A senior officer said police in the region are currently dealing with “sporadic pockets of disorder” in a number of locations.