Loyalist paramilitaries behind some Northern Ireland trouble
Police in Northern Ireland have said loyalist paramilitaries have organised some of the recent violence over flags. In Belfast on Friday, eight officers were injured and 12 people arrested in clashes between loyalists and police. Six officers were injured in the Crumlin Road and Ligoneill Road area of north Belfast and two at Shaftesbury Square in the city centre. Senior officers have appealed to loyalists planning to protest in Belfast city centre later not to do so. Loyalists opposed to new restrictions on flying the union flag at Belfast city hall have been holding protests across Northern Ireland all week after the city council voted to fly the union flag on designated days. The city's Christmas Market will remain open on Saturday, with extra security in place, but politicians have warned that the economy is being damaged on what should be some of the year's busiest shopping days. On Friday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the city and condemned