Union flag: 2000 people protest in Belfast City Centre

8 December 2012 Last updated at 14:40 ET Help

A police officer has been taken to hospital after being injured in clashes with loyalists in east Belfast.

Police have estimated that around 2000 people took part in a flag protest outside Belfast City Hall.

The protest lasted around one hour and passed off peacefully.

Afterwards there was trouble on the Newtownards Road.

Julian O'Neill reports.

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