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MP Nigel Dodds knocked unconscious in north Belfast trouble
Earlier he had appealed for calm after trouble broke out when an Orange parade was stopped on the Woodvale Road.
Police were enforcing a Parades Commission ban. Several police officers and one civilian have been hurt.
Mr Dodds was taken to hospital after being hit by a missile thrown by loyalists at the junction of Woodvale Road and Woodvale Parade in north Belfast.
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Water cannon and baton rounds were used after a sustained attack on police. Police were attacked with ceremonial swords as well as missiles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23295307
Police were enforcing a Parades Commission ban. Several police officers and one civilian have been hurt.
Mr Dodds was taken to hospital after being hit by a missile thrown by loyalists at the junction of Woodvale Road and Woodvale Parade in north Belfast.
...
Water cannon and baton rounds were used after a sustained attack on police. Police were attacked with ceremonial swords as well as missiles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23295307
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Accident? 
