Bomb thrown during sectarian rioting

A number of people have been injured after a blast bomb was thrown during rioting between rival Catholic and Protestant factions in north Belfast.

It is thought that as many as 400 people are involved in the trouble which began with youths throwing stones at each other at a sectarian interface.

Police say a blast bomb has been thrown in the flashpoint Newington Street/Halliday's Road area of the city.

An RUC spokesman said there were reports of "civilian injuries".

A spokesperson for the Mater Hospital in Belfast said two people had been treated for minor injuries.