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Saturday, May 25, 2013 | 9:24 a.m.

Clashes Break Out at Northern Ireland Protest

Police in Northern Ireland fired water cannon and at least one plastic bullet round at rioters after they were attacked with bricks and bottles in the latest outbreak of anger at the removal of the British flag from Belfast City Hall. Hundreds of other protesters brought large areas of Belfast to a standstill on Friday (January 11), shutting at least a dozen roads and forcing the shut-down of the city's bus service.