Two nights of clashes between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland have left three people injured, in violence that is among the most intense in the province in years. A photographer working for Britain’s Press Association news agency was shot in the leg during the unrest Tuesday night in a small Catholic community near a […]
Photographer Shot in Northern Ireland Riots
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
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Second Night of Violence in N. Ireland
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Violence has erupted for a second straight night in Northern Ireland between Protestants and Catholics. Police say approximately 500 people were involved in Tuesday fighting that saw both sides throw rocks and gasoline bombs. Police officers in east Belfast struggled to keep the two sides apart. Riots Monday night left two people shot in the […]
Second Night of Violence in N. Ireland
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Violence has erupted for a second straight night in Northern Ireland between Protestants and Catholics. Police say both sides threw rocks and gasoline bombs in east Belfast while officers struggled to keep them apart. Riots Monday night left two people shot in the leg. Northern Ireland officials call the two nights of violence the worst […]
Sectarian Violence Erupts in Northern Ireland, Two Shot
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Violence has erupted in Northern Ireland between pro-Britain Protestants and pro-Ireland Catholics, leaving two people with gunshot wounds. Police said Tuesday hundreds of people were involved in the disturbances, the largest breakout of violence after a long period of peace between the two factions. Rioters Monday night pelted homes with fire bombs, bricks and stones […]
