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Police officers have come under attack from a crowd throwing petrol bombs and other missiles in north Belfast for a second night.A large crowd gathered at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area at about 2230 BST on Tuesday, police said. Officers were then targeted with petrol bombs and paint. A police spokeswoman said those involved in the disturbance were contained in Brompton Park and order was restored around 0120 BST. Local Sinn Fein representative Margaret McLenaghan described the trouble on Tuesday night as a continuation of the previous evening's rioting. "Young ones are being encouraged by adults, some of them from within this community," she said. "These adults don't have any sort of a peace strategy, they don't know where they're going and they're going to end up getting one of these children killed." On Monday night, a gunman opened fire on police in the Ardoyne area during trouble which left a total of 21 police officers injured. Blast bombs, fireworks, stones and other missiles were thrown by republicans during the disturbances which flared at a feeder parade which was part of the annual Twelfth of July commemorations. Officers responded with 18 baton rounds and water cannon. Sinn Fein blamed the Real IRA but the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, which is linked to the dissident group, refuted the claim. Elsewhere, on Tuesday night, a number of paint bombs were hurled at police investigating reports of stones being thrown in the lower Newtownards Road area of east Belfast. Some windows were broken at houses in the area as a result of the stone-throwing. Police said while there were reports of petrol bombs being thrown officers had found no evidence of this. A bus was attacked with a petrol bomb and bricks in Sloan Street, Lurgan. There were no reports of any injuries. Motorists in Craigavon were told to avoid Drumbeg Roundabout after reports of youths throwing stones.
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