Police have deployed water cannons on protesters in Co Antrim after they were pelted with bricks in the latest disorder following the Belfast knife attack.
A large vehicle was in flames as demonstrators confronted the police after they gathered near the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey, to the north west of Belfast.
Footage showed dozens of men dressed all in black and wearing face coverings gathering on Antrim Road in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, and throwing objects at a line of eight police vehicles.
Videos and posts shared on social media showed anti-immigration protesters attempting to march to the Chimney Corner Hotel, with riot police and several vans being deployed to manage the demonstrations.
Two water cannons located near the Sandyknowes roundabout, which is about 13km northwest of Belfast city centre, were fired by police towards demonstrators who had lit fires in the street.
Masked demonstrators were seen tearing bricks from properties and smashing paving stones with sledgehammers to create projectiles to throw at police.
Watch: Water cannon used on demonstrators near Belfast
The balaclava-clad demonstrators could also be seen taking wheelie bins from outside homes and lighting fires in them.
In a post on social media, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said: “Motorists advised to avoid the Sandyknowes Roundabout area of Newtownabbey due to ongoing disorder this evening.
“Crowds have gathered and missiles are being thrown at officers who have now deployed the water cannon in an attempt to maintain public order.”
There was a heavy police presence at a demonstration near the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey
In Derry, police reported items having been set alight on the Ardmore Road.
Additional police officers are on the streets in the region following significant unrest last night, following the brutal attack on Monday.
Public transport was suspended, and some schools closed early today with fears of a second night of violence.
Earlier, Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court charged with attempted murder over Monday’s knife attack in which victim, Stephen Ogilvie, lost an eye.
Mr Ogilvie, who is in his 40s, remains in a serious condition in hospital in Belfast. It is understood he is in an induced coma.
There were anti-immigration protests in Belfast while homes and a bus were set alight.
Two men appeared in court in Belfast today charged with taking part in riots yesterday while an 18-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of riot, after two police officers were injured when a petrol bomb was thrown at them in Carrickfergus last night.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to “crack down on anyone who is fuelling this division”.
In Westminster, security minister Dan Jarvis said: “Reports that ethnic minorities were targeted are sickening.”
The Prime Minister said the rioting in Belfast was “shocking and completely unacceptable”.
“It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it,” he said.
“Those responsible will feel the full force of the law.”
200 more officers on the streets tonight – PSNI
Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said 200 more officers would be on the streets tonight.
“We will deal with this,” he said.
“We will be on the streets tonight in numbers even more than we were last night, and we have got arrangements in hand to get mutual aid that will be arriving here tomorrow.”
The force said that following the recent disorder, “some social media users are posting address details online”.
“We have received phone calls from a number of families, house owners, neighbours and members of the wider community who are extremely distressed as a result of this reckless activity,” a spokesperson for the PSNI said.
“This is unacceptable. It is putting lives at risk and has to stop.
“Anyone who shares personal information online with the intention to endanger others may be committing a criminal offence.”
Mr Jarvis told MPs there had been three arrests, “but more will surely follow”.
Mr Ogilvie’s family said in a statement they were “devastated by the horrific attack” but pleaded for calm.
“We are aware of the tensions and talk of protests following this incident,” the statement said.
“We want to make it absolutely clear that overnight unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward.
“We have many migrants who make a deeply valuable contribution to our country, including in our healthcare system and hospitality sector, and we depend on them to make our country work.
“We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility.”