THE AFTERMATH OF Tuesday night’s violence – which forced people to flee their homes as multiple cars and homes were set alight – is visible across the streets of Belfast this morning.

Emergency services attended up to 62 incidents after anti-immigration demonstrations took place in the wake of a serious knife attack in the city.

A Glider bus was set alight, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service officers had to remove residents from houses after they caught fire and businesses were attacked by groups of masked young men.

Political leaders have criticised Tuesday night’s violent scenes.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill condemned the “outright thuggery”, while Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn condemned the disorder for “only damaging communities and putting innocent lives at risk”.

Here’s a look at some images showing how last night’s violence unfolded, and the aftermath: 

Crowds blocked the Newtownards Road in East Belfast. PA / PA Wire PA / PA Wire / PA Wire

A Glider bus and bin set alight. PA / PA Wire PA / PA Wire / PA Wire

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Bins set alight on Ligoniel Road, Belfast. PA PA

The skeleton of a Glider bus on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast. PA / PA Wire PA / PA Wire / PA Wire

Vehicles set alight on McMaster Street in east Belfast. PA / PA Wire PA / PA Wire / PA Wire

Vehicles set on fire on Lendrick Street in Belfast. PA / PA Wire PA / PA Wire / PA Wire

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Firefighters attend vehicles set on fire on Lendrick Street in Belfast. PA / PA Wire PA / PA Wire / PA Wire

A family get into a PSNI vehicle after being rescued from houses on fire in Lendrick Street in east Belfast. PA / PA Wire PA / PA Wire / PA Wire

Firefighters attend a house on Ligoniel Road, Belfast. PA / PA Wire PA / PA Wire / PA Wire

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Burned out Gilder bus on Newtownards Road in east Belfast. PA PA

Burned out cars and houses on Lendrick Street in east Belfast. PA Wire PA Wire

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