Explosion in Belfast as masked protesters hurl objects at police on second night of violence

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An explosion has rocked the streets of Belfast as masked protestors hurl objects at police on the second night of violence in the city in the wake of a knife attack in Belfast allegedly carried out by a Sudanese migrant.The incident occurred this evening on the Sandyknowes roundabout in the Glengormley area, as some 800 protestors descended on a migrant hotel housing asylum seekers.Riot police were deployed to the scene after a vehicle in a nearby yard belonging to the Department for Infrastructure was set alight, causing gas cylinders to explode.The depot where the vehicle was set on fire houses gritters, drain cleaning lorries, and other vehicles used in road works.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Police fired two water cannons toward descending demonstrators, with a huge crowd gathered in front of the Chimney Corner Hotel.The unrest comes after victim Stephen Ogilvie lost his left eye in a knife attack on Monday night, and has sustained deep cuts to his head, face and back.Hadi...

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