Police have dealt with further violence in the Donegall Road area of south Belfast on Monday evening.
Footage on social media showed a significant police presence in the area and officers being attacked with missiles.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said on Monday night that it was dealing with ongoing disorder and advised the public to avoid the Donegall Road and Sandy Row areas. It followed violence which saw businesses damaged after an anti-immigration protest in the city on Saturday.
A smaller protest had taken place on Monday evening in Belfast city centre.
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The latest violence began several hours later in the same area where two businesses were attacked on Saturday. Social media footage showed police officers warning the crowd to disperse.
Reports said around 100 people had gathered in the Donegall Road area. Officers in riot gear sealed off the street and a number of fires were lit.
Earlier on Monday, a meeting of Belfast City Council passed a motion to provide financial support to businesses damaged during Saturday’s disorder.
The Northern Ireland Assembly will be recalled later this week to discuss violent scenes after an anti-immigration protest in Belfast.
Four men linked to disorder on Saturday appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
The court heard that police believe that more violence linked to planned anti-immigration protests is likely in Belfast in the coming days.
A judge described scenes of disorder in the city at the weekend as “absolutely disgraceful” as he refused bail to the four men.
Meanwhile, Sinn Féin MLA for South Belfast Deirdre Hargey has called for a robust response from the PSNI, an Garda Síochana and the Northern Ireland Assembly to ensure there is not a repeat of the anti-immigration violence seen in the city last weekend.
There also needs to be engagement with social media platforms about the misinformation being spread, she told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.
Ms Hargey said that the situation in the city centre on Monday night had been tense with people marching towards the Islamic Centre, and that it was after 2am when the police brought the situation under control. Shops that were owned by members of ethnic communities had been targeted.
There was “a mob mentality”, she said, with one shop attacked on three occasions. There was even an attempt to burn it. People lived in apartments above the premises so there was a real danger to life.
Ms Hargey said it was important that all political parties come together in condemnation of the violence. – additional reporting PA