Northern Ireland Riots Worst In Years – Sectarian Divide Grows

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson upon hearing of the unrest condemned the actions of rioters.

“Last night was at a scale we haven’t seen in Belfast or further afield in Northern Ireland for a number of years,” according to Assistant Chief Constable Jonathan Roberts of the local police force of Northern Ireland, who added “We are very, very lucky no-one was seriously injured or killed last night given in particular the large number of petrol bombs thrown.”

The driver of one bus – an iconic British double-decker – whose vehicle was destroyed by rioters was described as “very shaken by the incident but is physically unhurt” and police were careful not to incite further unrest by declaring equal numbers of the Catholic and Protestant residents of the area involved, saying “equally large numbers on both sides” participated in the unrest.