Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says he is monitoring the "disturbing scenes" from Belfast, while his force is keenly aware of the risk of social media-fuelled disorder.
Speaking to the BBC, he said there is an ongoing risk from extremist online commentary - particularly from young men who become "violence-fixated individuals".
He added: "This is quite a difficult issue, where other countries want to sow disorder on the streets of the UK".
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