Northern Executive to meet after paramilitary ‘element’ suspected in Belfast disorder

The Stormont Executive is set to meet to discuss the response to continuing disorder in Belfast as police said they suspect paramilitaries were involved.

Trouble flared on Monday evening in south Belfast after serious rioting on Saturday following an anti-immigration protest in the city centre.

Two businesses owned by people from minority ethnic communities have been burnt out and police came under sustained attack in the Donegall Road area.

A man in his 50s remains in hospital in a serious condition after being attacked by a mob in what police are treating as a hate-motivated attack.

Four men appeared in court on Monday to face charges linked to the violence on Saturday.

A 15-year-old male was arrested following the disorder on Monday night.

Speaking to the media during a press conference at PSNI headquarters on Tuesday, Assistant Chief…

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