Police have arrested 13 people following a second successive night of violence in parts of Belfast in Northern Ireland.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said 11 people had been arrested last night and two today.
Trouble flared in the north of the city on Friday as the Orange Order protested against the decision to ban a contentious July 12 parade from a north Belfast flashpoint.
It resumed on Saturday night, when petrol bombs, bricks, bottles and other missiles were thrown at officers on Woodvale Road.
Seven police officers were injured.
Over 30 police officers were injured in the first night of clashes Police used plastic bullets against protesters, saying they fired the so-called attenuated energy projectiles (AEP) in the Woodvale area of north Belfast on Saturday night.
Water cannon were also deployed against demonstrators in several areas.
Sky News Ireland Correspondent David Blevins said: "For a second consecutive night police came under sustained attack.
"It is mainly from youths pelting police lines with bricks, bottles, masonry and fireworks.
Youths set fire to bins and threw objects at officers "There has also been a number of petrol bombs."
The PSNI also responded to isolated incidents elsewhere in north Belfast, at Rosapenna Street and North Queen Street.
Police said the disorder in the Woodvale area was "sporadic", but said one officer was struck by a petrol bomb.
The PSNI said the officer had been examined by medical personnel and remained on duty.
The Woodvale Road and the Newtownards Road in east Belfast witnessed the worst violence on Friday, with 32 police officers injured.
Over 30 police officers were injured in the first night of clashes MP for North Belfast Nigel Dodds was taken to hospital amid the clashes in Woodvale after being struck by a brick.
He was discharged from hospital on Saturday morning.
Around 400 extra police officers have been sent to Northern Ireland after the clashes.
More than 600 officers from forces in England, Scotland and Wales were already in the region supporting the PSNI operation.
On Saturday PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott condemned those responsible for the trouble.
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