Bus torched in sixth night of unrest in Belfast
By AFP
09 April 2021 |
9:00 am
Images show a bus set on fire in west Belfast at an intersectional area between nationalist and unionist communities. Unionist protesters hijacked a bus, petrol-bombed it and threw stones at police officers following protests regarding coronavirus restrictions and tensions over the Brexit deal.
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