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It is understood police officers have been injured during trouble in Belfast city centre ahead of a republican anti-internment parade.
Police have been trying to clear loyalist protesters off the route of the parade.
The trouble broke out at the junction of North Street and Royal Avenue.
Some missiles have been thrown at the police and water cannon has been used in response.
The march, which starts in north Belfast, is being held to coincide with the introduction of internment in 1971.
The Parades Commission has given permission for six loyalist protests against the parade.
Numbers have been restricted at four of them.
Police said a number of diversions would be in place on Friday evening due to the parade and protests.
There will be restricted pedestrian access on Royal Avenue in Belfast until 17:00 BST.
Police said there would be a "significant policing operation" in place in the area on Friday afternoon and officers on the ground would be "deployed on specific tasks".
"We would like to reassure the community and visitors to Northern Ireland that all efforts are being made to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum," they added.
Motorists were advised to expect delays between 18:00 and 18:45 BST in the Oldpark, Cliftonville, Antrim Road, New Lodge and North Queen Street areas.
Delays are also expected in the Divis Street, Falls Road and Andersonstown Road to Slievegallion Drive areas between 18:45 and 21:00 BST.
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