Police plea as attacks continue in Belfast

A SENIOR police chief has called for “all those with influence” to help bring an end to the violence in Belfast as officers came under attack during a third night of disturbances.

Police were pelted with fireworks and bricks in the Carlisle Circus area in the north of the city on Tuesday night.

The trouble was not on the scale of rioting that left more than 60 officers injured over the two previous evenings. Police used water cannon and baton rounds during riots on Sunday and Monday sparked by fresh tensions over parades.

Politicians have been urged to do more to calm the sectarian disturbances, which loyalist paramilitaries have been accused of orchestrating.

With a major loyalist parade planned for 29 September, Police Service of Northern Ireland Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr said: “I urge all those with influence to urgently use it to bring a resolution to the violence 
and work towards a longer-term solution for the issues.”