Opposition to the arrangements that have created trade barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK was a factor behind rioting that flared in several loyalist areas across the region in April.

It is the second double-decker bus to be torched in the past week, amid protests against the Northern Ireland protocol.

It is the second such incident in and around Belfast in the past week.

Masked men hijacked and torched a bus in Northern Ireland early Monday in an attack linked to British unionists’ opposition to the post-Brexit trade protocol.

Incident near Rathcoole in Newtownabbey sparks fresh fears of Brexit-related violence in region.