Police have asked the public to avoid parts of south Belfast during ongoing disorder in the Donegall Road area.
In a statement a spokesperson for the PSNI said: “The public should avoid the Donegall Road and Sandy Row areas.
“An update will be provided in due course.”
Riot police have been deployed in the Sandy Row area tonight as disorder has broken out following a weekend of disruption in the area.
Some rioters have attempted to re-torch a supermarket in Sandy Row.
However, riot police extinguished the fire with water and fire extinguishers.
Police sources told the Belfast Telegraph that two water cannon lent to the Garda are now en route to Belfast.
They will not be deployed tonight, however they will be in operation from tomorrow, should they be needed.
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Saturday’s anti-immigration protest, which was met by a counter-demonstration at City Hall, moved to the surrounding streets as some of those involved tried to make their way to the Belfast Islamic Centre in the south of the city, with businesses attacked and a café set alight.
Three police officers were injured during the disorder and four members of the public reported that they were assaulted.
This morning, four men appeared in court over their alleged roles in Saturday’s unrest. All were denied bail.
Earlier this evening, an anti-immigration protest at the Clayton Hotel in Belfast city centre ended with no reports of violence. The protest was set to begin at 5pm with only around 15 protesters arriving shortly before 6pm and they only stayed for around 20 minutes.
More to follow.
More on the weekend’s disorder
“Nothing left just ashes” – Businesses destroyed during night of racist disorder in south Belfast
‘I’m closing forever’: Business owners in Sandy Row leave after anti-immigration protests turn violent