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Sixth night of unrest in Belfast over flying union flag

Following a sixth consecutive night of unrest in Belfast, politicans in the South have joined in ...
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07.38 9 Jan 2013


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Sixth night of unrest in Belfa...

Sixth night of unrest in Belfast over flying union flag

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07.38 9 Jan 2013


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Following a sixth consecutive night of unrest in Belfast, politicans in the South have joined in calls for an end to the violent protests.

The Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement is expressing "deep concern" over the violence - which has been ongoing for over a month in East Belfast.

It follows the decision by Belfast City Council to limit the number of days the union flag is flown over City hall.

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More than one hundred arrests have been made, and dozens of police officers have been injured since the protests began.

Chair of the Good Friday Agreement Committee - Fine Gael's Joe McHugh says communities in North and East Belfast have told him that the peace process cannot be taken for granted:


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