Northern Ireland riots: Water cannon deployed in Belfast after another night of unrest

White House issues call for calm as nationalist youths hurl bricks, bottles and fireworks at PSNI

Allison Morris

A large group of rioters were blasted with a water cannon by police after taking to the streets in west Belfast for a second night.

There were reports of bricks and bottles being thrown and further attacks on police by hundreds who gathered in the Springfield Road area, close to where Wednesday night's riots took place.