Police in Northern Ireland are calling for calm after a second night of unrest in which petrol bombs were set on fire on officers and cars, reports the Associated Press.
According to the AP, 27 police officers were injured and eight people injured during riots in Belfast and London on Friday night.
On Saturday, three cars were hijacked and set on fire near Newtownabbey on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland police said.
Chief Superintendent Davy Beck of the Northern Territory said rioters also threw at least 30 petrol bombs at officers on Saturday in an orchestrated attack on police.
Police have arrested a 47-year-old man and he remains in custody.
People are protesting after Northern Ireland’s legislature tried to reprimand two dozen politicians from the Irish Republican Party Sinn Fein, who want to abuse them. attended the funeral of Bobby Storey, a former head of intelligence for the Irish Republican Army, in June. Irish officials have said they will not prosecute the politicians even though they have violated coronavirus restrictions.
Most trade union parties have demanded that the Northern Ireland police chief resign, claiming that the chief has lost all confidence in the community.