19 photos of the Avoniel 11th Night bonfire stand-off

Belfast City Council has decided not to remove a contentious bonfire from a council owned car park after originally saying it intended to so.
By Andrew Quinn
Published 11th Jul 2019, 17:03 GMT
PSNI officers leave the area of the 11th night bonfire at Avoniel Leisure Centre as councillors in Belfast have agreed not to remove the loyalist bonfire.PSNI officers leave the area of the 11th night bonfire at Avoniel Leisure Centre as councillors in Belfast have agreed not to remove the loyalist bonfire.
PSNI officers leave the area of the 11th night bonfire at Avoniel Leisure Centre as councillors in Belfast have agreed not to remove the loyalist bonfire.

Here are a selection of photographs detailing the stand-off which has now come an end.