JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: Additional British troops have been deployed in parts of the Northern Ireland capital of Belfast amid violent street clashes over a planned Protestant march Sunday. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.</s>NIC ROBERTSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): Last weekend, Protestant leaders called for support from across the country and that's what's been happening. (voice-over): Nightly demonstrations in cities throughout Northern Ireland; in some cases, violent confrontations between stone- throwing youths and police. In other cases, the police have exchanged gunfire with Protestant gunmen in Protestant neighborhoods. Some of the demonstrations have been peaceful. But in Drumcree, by the church that has become the focus for this demonstration, the police have erected a 10-foot high steel barricade, tipped with razor wire to keep the protesters at bay. In recent nights, missiles of rocks, fireworks, and metal bars, have been thrown at the police. The police also say acid was sprayed at them. (on camera): The Northern Ireland office in charge of security has issued a possession order over the grounds of Drumcree Church, allowing them to enter it for security reasons over the weekend. There is little likelihood of a compromise ahead of this weekend's march. Nic Robertson, CNN, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Violence Escalates as Drumcree March Draws Closer