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May 2002 Belfast riots
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The '''May 2002 Belfast riots''' were riots that occurred in north [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]. On Saturday May 2002, up to 800 people were involved in sectarian clashes beginning shortly after the [[2002 Scottish Cup Final|Scottish Cup Final]] in which [[Rangers F.C.]] beat [[Celtic F.C.]] Petrol bombs and fireworks were thrown at [[Police Service of Northern Ireland]] (PSNI) officers. That night 28 police officers and 10 civilians were injured, including two Protestant men who were shot.<ref>https://ift.tt/2Hc7BoZ>
The PSNI fired 40 plastic [[baton round]]s at rioters, which happened in and around [[Ardoyne]], [[Crumlin Road]] and [[New Lodge]]. Two officers had serious injuries, one with a suspected fractured skull and another being treated for spinal injuries. Several homes around [[Whitewell Road]] came under attack. Both sides blamed each other for starting the violence. A [[Sinn Féin]] councillor said the trouble began when 12 [[Ulster loyalism|loyalists]] attacked nationalist homes with iron bars, and blamed the [[Ulster Defence Association]] (UDA) for orchestrating it.<ref>https://ift.tt/2Hc7BoZ>
On a second night of violence, pipe bombs were thrown at police and three officers were injured in the middle of confrontations between loyalists and nationalists. A loyalist community worker said that the violence was a consequence of the shooting of two Protestants the night before.<ref>https://ift.tt/2kJ1648>
North Belfast had already seen tensions and violence up to that point in the year, including in both March and April 2002, the latter of which involved a bomb explosion.<ref>https://ift.tt/2HampnL>
==See also==
*[[July 2001 Belfast riots]]
*[[Holy Cross dispute]]
*[[2002 Short Strand clashes]]
*[[2005 Belfast riots]]
*[[2010 Northern Ireland riots]]
==References==
[[Category:Riots and civil disorder in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:2002 in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:2002 riots]]
[[Category:2000s in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:21st century in Belfast]]
The PSNI fired 40 plastic [[baton round]]s at rioters, which happened in and around [[Ardoyne]], [[Crumlin Road]] and [[New Lodge]]. Two officers had serious injuries, one with a suspected fractured skull and another being treated for spinal injuries. Several homes around [[Whitewell Road]] came under attack. Both sides blamed each other for starting the violence. A [[Sinn Féin]] councillor said the trouble began when 12 [[Ulster loyalism|loyalists]] attacked nationalist homes with iron bars, and blamed the [[Ulster Defence Association]] (UDA) for orchestrating it.<ref>https://ift.tt/2Hc7BoZ>
On a second night of violence, pipe bombs were thrown at police and three officers were injured in the middle of confrontations between loyalists and nationalists. A loyalist community worker said that the violence was a consequence of the shooting of two Protestants the night before.<ref>https://ift.tt/2kJ1648>
North Belfast had already seen tensions and violence up to that point in the year, including in both March and April 2002, the latter of which involved a bomb explosion.<ref>https://ift.tt/2HampnL>
==See also==
*[[July 2001 Belfast riots]]
*[[Holy Cross dispute]]
*[[2002 Short Strand clashes]]
*[[2005 Belfast riots]]
*[[2010 Northern Ireland riots]]
==References==
[[Category:Riots and civil disorder in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:2002 in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:2002 riots]]
[[Category:2000s in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:21st century in Belfast]]
June 02, 2018 at 11:35AM
