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  • 09/08/2019
A Northern Ireland police officer knocked to the ground during violence in New Lodge area of Belfast.

Trouble broke out at the site of a contentious anti-internment bonfire yesterday afternoon (August 8).

More than 150 officers were deployed to the scene where protests were being held over the bonfire being torn down.

Residents in nearby tower blocks were told to leave their homes as the Housing Executive "cannot guarantee their safety" due to the proximity of the bonfire.

The bonfire was lit late Thursday evening.

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