U.K.’s Johnson ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Northern Ireland Violence
- Police officers injured in loyalist rioting in recent days
- Tensions have risen in Northern Ireland since Brexit
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he’s deeply concerned by ongoing violence in Northern Ireland, which has seen more than 40 police officers injured in rioting in recent days.
A bus was hijacked and set on fire in Belfast on Wednesday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Twitter. Officers have been targeted with petrol bombs and multiple vehicles have been burned, the PSNI said.