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Police use water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland
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- Police used the cannon to disperse a crowd of about 300 people who burned a truck and threw bricks and other missiles near the Sandyknowes roundabout near Newtownabbey, eight miles north of Belfast.
- Several advertised protests, including one at Belfast city hall, failed to materialise on Wednesday evening.
- Many of the protesters at the Sandyknowes roundabout wore dark clothing and face coverings and reportedly planned to target a nearby hotel that was believed to host migrants.
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Police used the cannon to disperse a crowd of about 300 people who burned a truck and threw bricks and other missiles near the Sandyknowes roundabout near Newtownabbey, eight miles north of Belfast.
Unrest was also reported in Derry but overall there appeared to be fewer disturbances than on Tuesday, when mobs targeted ethnic minorities after a knife attack in north Belfast left a man severely injured on Monday night.
Several advertised protests, including one at Belfast city hall, failed to materialise on Wednesday evening. A protest at Stormont, the seat of the devolved government, drew several dozen people and passed off peacefully.
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