VERONICA PEDROSA, CNN ANCHOR: Northern Ireland security forces say they have restored order in Belfast after violent clashes between Catholics and Protestants. Police had to call in British troops to help quell the outbreak of sectarian violence. Paul Davis has more.</s>PAUL DAVIS, ITN REPORTER: Tension had been building for days in this part of Belfast, where the nationalist and loyalist communities live just a few yards part. Last night, isolated incidents of violence turned into full-scale rioting. With the police and army moving in to keep the two factions apart, only to become a target for both sides. This pattern set during the long evening and continued during the night. Hundreds of petrol bombs were thrown as the security forces as they attempted to form blockade between the nationalist and loyalist gangs. Many of the rioters were no more than teenagers. The more sinister elements were also active. Police say they came under fire from both sides. Thirty-nine police officers were injured. Aware of how easily such violence can spread to other areas, the IUC appealed to both communities.</s>ALAN MCQUILLAN, ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE: We need the support of ordinary people. We need people to get control of their children, make sure they don't become involved, and I think sort of thing does not have to happen, we don't need this sort of thing, and the vast majority of people don't want it.</s>DAVIS: Today peace has been restored to this troubled district, for the time being at least, and the familiar clearing up process is under way. But security forces are aware underlying tension remains, with both communities blaming the other for the violence. Catholic parents have again been protesting that the conflict is preventing their children from reaching a primary school sited at the center of the unrest. Paul Davis, ITN.
Violent Clashes in Belfast Between Catholics and Protestants