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Amanda Ferguson

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Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

Yes, and information is flowing very quickly through to us today.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

Obviously, the violence last night wasn't as serious as it was the night before.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

However, a total of 12 police officers have been injured during the second night of disorder.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

And we've also heard from the Secretary of State.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

Hilary Benn saying that 16 arrests were made during the unrest as well.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

So police overnight have issued a series of photographs of people that they would like to speak to in connection with the street disorder.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

We've heard from the infrastructure minister, Liz Kimmins, talking about a vehicle in their depot being settled out last night.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

And I'm sure a lot of people will have seen online and on various media sites the police coming under sort of sustained attack

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

up in Sandy Nose, which is in Mollusk.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

It's on the outskirts of North Belfast and Watercannon was deployed in that particular area as well.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

This morning, we've had quite disturbing information come through to us from Unison Trade Union official Patricia McKeown about the attacks that there have been or the targeting that there has been of health service staff where a health service worker was chased by masked men

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

into the hospital area and then she went on to do her shift and also the letters have been put through the doors of some residents who aren't white and if they're in the health service they've been sent intimidating letters and they're known to be hospital staff so there's quite a large number of people from other countries making

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

their homes and essentially if they weren't working in the health service it would collapse but that falls on deaf ears in some cases.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

That's very sinister.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

Yeah.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

And, you know, we know that people from other countries are making their homes here because they're asylum seeking or they're coming to work in the health service.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

So they're here to be entrepreneurs or they may have fallen in love with someone Irish.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

And, you know, the same reasons why Irish people in both jurisdictions on this island have left these shores to go elsewhere.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

You know, there's a reason why there's an Irish pub in every country.

Today with David McCullagh
Second night of disturbances in the North with water cannon deployed in Belfast

Yeah, there was disturbances.

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