Four men have been remanded in custody in Belfast in relation to violence that came after an Orange Order parade in the Ardoyne area of the city.
By yesterday evening just four people were arrested for alleged involvement in the Ardoyne trouble, but police made clear that in the coming days and weeks there would be many more people arrested and charged – as happened following similar disturbances in Ardoyne in recent years.
Shots fired at police lines during disturbances in Ardoyne late on the night of the Twelfth of July amounted to “attempted murder”, PSNI chief constable Matt Baggott said at a press conference yesterday.
Mr Baggott and senior PSNI officers expressed their anger that shots were fired at police officers by suspected dissident republicans during the rioting that erupted at Ardoyne in north Belfast.
No officer was wounded by the gunfire, although 20 officers were injured during the disorder that followed the annual Orange Order parade through the area.