Loyalist protesters confront police as they gather at Belfast City Hall during a City Council meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Monday, January 7. Violence flared for the fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland as pro-British demonstrators protested the council's decision to limit the number of days the British Union Jack flag can be flown above the City Hall.
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Loyalist protesters confront police as they gather at Belfast City Hall during a City Council meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Monday, January 7. Violence flared for the fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland as pro-British demonstrators protested the council's decision to limit the number of days the British Union Jack flag can be flown above the City Hall.
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Protesters set up a burning roadblock in Belfast on Monday.
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Protesters set up a burning roadblock in Belfast on Monday.
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Police dressed in riot gear protect the City Hall as loyalist protesters gather on Monday.
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Police dressed in riot gear protect the City Hall as loyalist protesters gather on Monday.
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A couple sit at a bus stop wrapped in British union flags as police vehicles protect the back of the City Hall on Monday.
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A couple sit at a bus stop wrapped in British union flags as police vehicles protect the back of the City Hall on Monday.
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Damage can be seen around the city following the overnight protests on Monday.
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Damage can be seen around the city following the overnight protests on Monday.
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A car burns after the protests on Sunday, January 6.
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A car burns after the protests on Sunday, January 6.
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Loyalists march outside Belfast City Hall on Saturday, January 5.
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Loyalists march outside Belfast City Hall on Saturday, January 5.
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Protesters carry Union Jacks outside the City Hall on Saturday.
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Protesters carry Union Jacks outside the City Hall on Saturday.
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Police in riot gear march behind loyalist protesters on Saturday.
Northern Ireland erupts with protests over flag —
Police in riot gear march behind loyalist protesters on Saturday.
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Loyalists holding British union flags march outside City Hall on Saturday.
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Loyalists holding British union flags march outside City Hall on Saturday.
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