2010 Northern Ireland riots

Civil unrest across Northern Ireland April 2022 2010 Northern Ireland riots 11–15 July 2010 Belfast, Derry, County Armagh Rioting * 83 PSNI officers injured The 2010 Northern Ireland riots were riots and civil disturbance in Northern Ireland in July 2010, orchestrated by Irish republicans.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/14/belfast-riots-northern-ireland-conflict Belfast rioters 'will not plunge Northern Ireland back into conflict' Henry McDonald 14 July 2010 the Guardian Rioting The violence began during the Protestant Eleventh Night celebrations when three Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers were shot by a masked man with a shotgun on North Queen Street in north Belfast.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10594614 Three officers shot during riots BBC News 12 July 2010 In the early hours of the Orange Order parade, rioters pelted police in two nationalist areas, New Lodge in the north and Broadway in west Belfast. The Continuity IRA was blamed for orchestrating both riots.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/12/police-shot-northern-ireland-riots Up to 30 Northern Irish police officers injured during nationalist rioting Henry McDonald 12 July 2010 the Guardian By the night, violence had spread to other areas in Belfast. In Ardoyne, police were attacked by petrol bombs whilst 70 baton rounds were fired back, injuring two people. One policewoman was seriously injured in Crumlin Road by a lump of concrete thrown at her from a roof.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/13/police-officer-belfast-injured-riot Police officer seriously injured after loyalist march ends in sectarian riot Henry McDonald 12 July 2010 the Guardian In Ormeau Road, a car was set alight and police were attacked. Disturbances also happened around Short Strand and at Botanic railway station. In west Belfast, a bus driver was forced to drive to Woodbourne police station by two masked men claiming a bomb was on the upper deck - this late turned out to be a hoax.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10612369 NI rioting 'will cost millions' BBC News 13 July 2010 In County Armagh, a train heading for Dublin was stopped near Lurgan when youth attempted to fire gasoline bombs and hijack the train. The passengers were safely escorted and unhurt. Police were attacked by petrol bombs in the town, whilst a car was set alight in Armagh. In Derry, in the Bogside, a police vehicle was set alight and another was shot five times by a masked gunmen, although nobody was injured. 40 to 60 petrol bombs were thrown in some of the "worst" violence in a decade in the city.https://www.bbc.com/news/10611488 Derry rioting 'among worst in decade' BBC News July 13, 2010 On 14 July petrol bombs were thrown at police and a car set alight in north Belfast, although the riot was not as big as the previous nights.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/northernireland/7891536/Northern-Ireland-riots-police-attacked-in-Belfast-for-fourth-night.html Northern Ireland riots: police attacked in Belfast for fourth night 15 July 2010 www.telegraph.co.uk Aftermath Sinn Féin blamed dissidents from the Continuity IRA for the violence. British Prime Minister David Cameron called the rioters' actions "totally unacceptable" and praised the "brave" police. The PSNI said the riots will cost the force "millions of pounds".http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/shots+fired+at+police+in+third+night+of+belfast+riots/3709877.html Cameron: Belfast riots 'completely unacceptable' - Channel 4 News Kris Jepson www.channel4.com The assistant chief constable said children as young as 10 were involved in the violence.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10624559 Major arrests promised over riots BBC News 14 July 2010 See also 2011 Northern Ireland riots Belfast City Hall flag protests 2010 Newry car bombing 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting 2005 Belfast riots References Riots Category:2010 riots Category:Ethnic riots Category:Protests in Northern Ireland 2010 Category:June 2010 in the United Kingdom