Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#7695J)
The violent disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet played out against a backdrop of union jacks
As the racially motivated violence unfolded in Northern Ireland this week, a striking dissonanace could be seenbehind the mobs and flames and smoke.
The knife attack that triggered the disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet the mayhem played out against a backdrop of union jacks and loyalist murals.
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