N. Irish Catholics clash with police after march

[NNN0LHI]

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BELFAST (Reuters) - Catholic protesters hurled bricks, bottles and petrol bombs at police in Northern Ireland on Tuesday in a violent demonstration against Protestants marching through their area of Belfast.

Police used water cannon to disperse the crowds who had gathered to vent their anger against Protestants passing through the largely Catholic Ardoyne area in a tense climax to the "marching season."

Thousands of pro-British Protestants parade through the streets during the marching season to celebrate a 300-year-old battlefield victory over Catholics.

The parade passed off peacefully but violence broke out when police used water cannon on protesters who had hurled a handful of missiles toward the marchers.

[patdem]

1. What a horrible tradition..what if a bunch of Northerners marched in the

South on the aniversity of Lee's surrender...horrid, just horrid..lets remind the victims we were the victors...yeach like that will settle them 'insurgents' down! :grr:

[Bridget Burke]

3. Yes, let's march from Atlanta to the Sea....

Singing "Marching Through Georgia" as we go! Sounds like a recipe for trouble.

[Lefty48197]

2. Celebrating death? Ian Paisley is an idiot.

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[acmavm]

4. They go through there just to stir up shit. And they know the Catholics

will respond. Hell, I would to if I were them.

Always remember, the troubles in Ireland were never, NEVER, about religion. They were about control, power, and wealth. Because when Henry Plantagenet sent the troops over originally, EVERYBODY WAS CATHOLIC.

[DanCa]

5. Everyday People

Your absolutely right. Ever since the beginning of time we have had a problem sharring. It doesnt matter what religion or group a person belongs to either its all about control and power. How does the song Everyday People Go? And the red ones hate the blue ones who hate the green ones ? I butchered that forgive me.

[two gun sid]

6. From what I've read and seen so far...

it looks like it wasn't as bad as it has been in previous years. Still, The Peace Process must be put back on track.

Up Sinn Fein!

[Pert_UK]

7. Up to 80 police injured....

"About 80 police officers were injured, one seriously, during rioting in north Belfast.

The trouble started when nationalists attacked police after an Orange Order parade passed the Ardoyne shops area.

Officers were attacked with petrol and blast bombs as they withdrew. It is understood dissident republicans linked to the Continuity IRA were responsible.

Sinn Fein blamed the police for what happened, but the DUP said that Tuesday's violence was pre-planned.

Petrol bombs and three blast bombs, as well as more bottles and bricks, were thrown at the police. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4677805.stm