LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: In Northern Ireland now, rioting on the streets of Belfast. Protestant-led marches close to a predominantly Catholic neighborhood in Belfast triggered the unrest. CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney has more from Belfast.</s>FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): On the streets of Belfast, clashes between police and Roman Catholic nationalists in the Ardoyne (ph) area of the city. Police in full riot gear stand in formation, as rocks, bricks and petrol bombs are thrown. Water cannon is deployed by the police against the rioters for the first time in Northern Ireland in 20 years. As residents look on, the police occasionally charge the demonstrators before withdrawing as the crowd surges forward. Dozens of policemen are injured, at least one seriously. As plastic bullets are fired at the crowd, there are reports of several injuries among the rioters. The clashes began as nationalists protested a 12th of July Orange Order march along the religiously divided Gremlin (ph) Road. At first, police tried to corral them into a parallel street in this residential area, but as the evening wears on, the scale of the rioting spreads. (on camera): Appeals for calm and mediation talks had resulted in most of Thursday's parades passing off peacefully, but there was always tension in the air, tension that has now spilled over in North Belfast, and tension that politicians on all sides will be watching very closely as they resume their crunch negotiations in England. (voice-over): One of those negotiating in England is Gerry Kelly of Sinn Fein, who was trying to calm the situation on the ground.</s>GERRY KELLY, SINN FEIN: We are over there trying to</s>SWEENEY: As night fell on Belfast, this riot, described as one of the worst seen in the city for years, showed no sign of abating. Fionnuala Sweeney, CNN, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Protestant-Led March in Belfast Triggers Riots