Report. The death of Prince Philip after several night riots has calmed the northern Irish capital. But the agreement may be short-lived.
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From our special correspondent in Belfast, Laura van Roombeck
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VThe streets of Belfast were particularly quiet on Friday afternoon. “Normally, riots start at 6pm, and then things go awry in the evening,” Colin * explains behind the wheel of his taxi in his sixties. “Stop listening to the news” he listens to classical music. For the past week, clashes have been taking place every night, not only in Belfast, but in other cities in Northern Ireland. Unionist teenagers attack police.
Taxi approaches Donegal Road, a street separating a Catholic neighborhood (Republican-Nationalist, P …
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