04/12/2012 11:46
Eight injured during Belfast City Hall violence
Five police officers and two security guards have been injured during rioting at Belfast City Hall on Monday night, BBC told.
It followed the passing of a vote to change the council's policy of flying the Union flag all year round at the building.
A loyalist protest outside the building erupted into violence minutes after the vote was passed. A press photographer was also hurt.
Disorder also broke out in east Belfast.
A crowd attacked officers with bottles and bricks in the Albertbridge Road and Templemore Avenue areas.
First Minister Peter Robinson condemned the violence but said the decision to remove the flag was "provocative".