NI police car petrol-bombed

Car torched in Belfast protests

A man wrapped in a Union flag sits beside a burnt out car in Belfast during the flag protests.
A man wrapped in a Union flag sits beside a burnt out car in Belfast during the flag protests. Credit: ITV News/Darren Burn

A car has been set on fire in East Belfast as protests continue over Belfast City Hall's decision to restrict the flying of the Union flag.

A car on fire in East Belfast during the flag protests.
A car on fire in East Belfast during the flag protests. Credit: PA

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NI police car petrol-bombed

A police car with an officer inside was petrol-bombed outside the Belfast office of an Alliance MP in an attack by around 15 masked people. Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers will make an urgent statement to the Commons this afternoon.

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