Police have used water canon in east Belfast, amid fresh clashes between loyalist and nationalist protesters.
The disturbances broke out in the Lower Newtownards Road area of the city following a march by loyalists demonstrating against restrictions on the flying of the Union Flag over City Hall.
It is the third day of clashes between opposing sides in various parts of Belfast.
Sky News Ireland Correspondent David Blevins said loyalists apparently came under attack from a nationalist area.
Police then used water canon against the protesters.
"There is the potential for the violence to intensify," Blevins said.
Saturday's disturbances follow running battles overnight which saw petrol bombs, fireworks and ball bearings thrown at officers in riot gear, injuring nine of them.
The officers were injured in east Belfast after a coming under attack from a crowd of up to 300 people, in what they called "a sustained attack".
A spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said 18 arrests were made after the public disorder in the Castlereagh Street and Templemore Avenue areas overnight.
Some 30 petrol bombs were thrown at police officers as they dealt with the riots on Friday night.
There were also protests in the Robbs Road area of Dundonald, near Ulster Hospital, and in the O'Neill Road area of Newtonabbey, where there was reportedly an attempt to hijack a bus, plus a raid on a commercial premises by masked men.
The latest violence comes after 10 police officers were injured on Thursday during a demonstration against the decision to reduce the number of days the Union flag is flown from City Hall.
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