Similar to the interface wall between the Catholic-Falls Road and the Protestant-Shankill Road in West Belfast, there is a tall fence separating the Catholic-Short Strand and the Protestant-Newtownards Road in East Belfast. However, this wall has no graffiti from international artists and is undoubtedly not a common stop for tourists in an open-top bus or black taxi.
This area was the site of a flare up in violence over the summer which was particularly noteworthy for the use of firearms. Usually these riots are limited to rocks and homemade missiles like Molotov cocktails, but a reporter was shot while filming the violence. Both sides pointed blame and claimed injury in this altercation that continued for a few nights.
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