Belfast sectarian riots – in pictures

Rioters hurl missiles at police Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP Rioters attack police vehicles in east Belfast Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP Rioters throw fireworks at the mainly Catholic Short Strand area of east Belfast Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP Rioters throw petrol bombs Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP A petrol bomb lands close to a police officer Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP Police come under attack in the Newtownards Road area Photograph: Niall Carson/PA A petrol bomb explodes close to police vehicles blocking the road Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images Police vehicles come under attack as rioting continues for second consecutive night around the Catholic enclave in east Belfast Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images Northern Ireland police officers patrol a desolated street in east Belfast Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP