NEW : ` ` Those present had no intention of peaceful protest , '' said top police officer . `` There was nothing lawful about this protest . Police say 56 officers were hurt in violent clashes with loyalists in Belfast . The violence broke out as people staged protests against a nationalist government . Belfast 's main shopping centre was the scene of the violence .
NEW : ` ` Those present had no intention of peaceful protest , '' said top police officer . Police say 56 officers were hurt in violent clashes with loyalists in Belfast . The violence broke out as people staged protests against a nationalist government . Belfast 's main shopping centre was the scene of the violence .