Loyalist protesters block Belfast road again

A crowd of loyalist protesters have blocked Donegall Road in south Belfast this afternoon, disrupting traffic for the sixth consecutive…

A crowd of loyalist protesters have blocked Donegall Road in south Belfast this afternoon, disrupting traffic for the sixth consecutive day.

The road between Shaftesbury Square and Sandy Row is closed.

Protesters have disrupted Rush-hour traffic since Monday as loyalists expressed their anger at the police's response to disturbances which followed a re-routed Orange march.

Yesterday Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey called for an end to the demonstrations, claiming they were causing suffering in loyalist areas.

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"The government's attention is now being focused on concerns that people have in many of these loyalist areas," he said.

"There will be no progress made while these disturbances continue."