What the records say
- When
- 12 Jul 2001
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 54.60° N, 2.00° W
- Description
- riot in the UK
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
July 2001 Belfast riots
Civil disorder in Belfast, Northern Ireland
On 12 July 2001, major rioting and civil disorder broke out in Ardoyne, north Belfast, Northern Ireland. In some of the worst rioting in years, 113 police officers were injured in clashes which followed a July 12 parade. Police were attacked when trying clear the path for about 100 Orangemen returning from the parade to go along a main road passing the Catholic Ardoyne area.
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