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Saturday, August 14, 2010

The Londonderry march..[ 1639 ]

Plea for calm at Londonderry march

The London Evening Standrad., 14.08.10

There were appeals for calm as a major loyal order parade took place in Northern Ireland.

The first leg of the Apprentice Boys parade in Londonderry was held without major incident after a protest by dissident republicans was cancelled.

Protesters staged a silent demonstration at an earlier march on
the Ardoyne Road

Protesters staged a silent demonstration at an earlier march on the Ardoyne Road

But in Lurgan, Co Armagh, police are investigating an explosion in which two 12-year-olds and a two-year-old were said to have suffered minor injuries from flying debris.

There was an explosion in a wheelie bin and police are now investigating reports of a second suspicious object.

Earlier on Saturday nationalists staged a silent protest at a parade linked to the Derry march in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, where there were riots after an Orange Order parade last month. But it too passed off without incident.

The relative calm raised hopes that violence can be avoided when the final leg of the main Derry parade takes place later.

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams welcomed the fact that events had remained peaceful in north Belfast.

He added: "I hope that the peaceful scenes this morning continue for the rest of the day in Derry and I would appeal to people to take their example from the behaviour of the community in north Belfast this morning."

There were scuffles between police and nationalists at Ferryquay Street in Derry after a small crowd had exchanged taunts with supporters of the Apprentice Boys parade. Security barriers lined the Diamond area of the city centre, shielding marchers.

On either side of the street there were pockets of parade supporters and nationalists. The parade, involving an estimated 15,000 people and a large number of bands, is due to return through Derry later.

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