Union Flag Protests: Twenty-Nine Officers Hurt In Belfast -- BBC
Twenty-nine police officers have been injured in rioting in Belfast following a loyalist protest over the union flag.
Officers fired six baton rounds and used water cannon during the 40th day of street protests.
The latest unrest began around 14:30 GMT, when loyalists and nationalists clashed at a sectarian interface at Short Strand, east of the city.
PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott said officers had used "exceptional courage" to bring the situation under control.
Demonstrators were passing the nationalist Short Strand area - after a 1,000-strong protest outside Belfast City Hall against the council's decision to restrict the flying of the Union flag - when the violence broke out.
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More News On The Unrest In northern Ireland
29 Belfast cops hurt in Catholic-Protestant clash -- USA Today
Northern Ireland police injured in sectarian clashes -- Reuters
Belfast riots lead to questioning of police tactics over flag dispute -- The Guardian
Belfast: 'It's not just the flag. They want to take everything British away' -- The Guardian
Protests, riots, petrol bombs... but life goes on -- BBC
My Comment: This dispute has been ongoing for centuries .... I do not expect it to change in the next few days/weeks/months/years.
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