Belfast RIOTS: Police give OFFICIAL press conference as 16 arrested in second night of UNREST

After a second night of violent protests in Belfast, Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson speaks to the media, condemning the actions of protestors. Northern Irish police are using water cannons to dispel protesters after bricks were hurled at officers this evening (June 10). Riots continue in parts of the country in response to a knife attack in Belfast earlier this week. The water canons have been sprayed at protesters in County Antrim, where a large department for infrastructure vehicle was set alight. Footage of the outbreak shows masked men tearing bricks from properties and smashing paving stones with sledgehammers to create projectiles to throw at riot police. They could also be seen taking wheelie bins from outside homes and lighting fires in them. Balaclava-clad rioters also broke open a metal fence to access the Sandyknowes Wastewater Pumping Station and removed a garden fence to use as a shield against the police water cannon. Continue reading at Manchester Evening News: Police deploy water cannon on rioters in latest disorder after Belfast stabbing https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-deploy-water-cannon-rioters-34101430 LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #uknews #violence #protest