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Petrol and paint bombs thrown at police in Belfast
People have been asked to avoid the area around the Broadway Roundabout in the south of the city.
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Belfast is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel. It is second to Dublin as the largest city on the island of Ireland with a population in 2021 of 345,418 and a metro area population of 671,559.
People have been asked to avoid the area around the Broadway Roundabout in the south of the city.
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