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Brexit protesters in Northern Ireland set cars alight, attack police
Cars have been set alight, 20 police officers have been injured and masked people have pelted a police van with petrol bombs in further disorder in pro-British parts of Northern Ireland amid rising post-Brexit tensions in the region.
Key points:
- Belfast Police said they were attacked with masonry, metal rods, fireworks and manhole covers
- The injuries included burns, head wounds and a broken leg
- Seven people were arrested and chargied, two of them as young as 13 and 14
Many pro-British unionists fiercely oppose the new trade barriers introduced between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom as part of Britain’s departure from the EU and have warned that their unease could lead to violence.
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