Twenty police injured in Belfast unrest

An Orange parade through the nationalist area of Ardoyne in Belfast, Northern Ireland, triggered violence as the republican protesters held a counter-demonstration.

The Orange parade, which was authorized by the Northern Ireland Parades Commission, was organized to commemorate the Protestant King William’s victory over the Catholic King James in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

The Northern Ireland Parades Commission gave permission to the Protestant unionists to march through Ardoyne. However, up to 200 residents lined the streets in Ardoyne to protest against the parade through the nationalist area.

“It is complete and utter nonsense to blame the Parades Commission for the violence last night. There has been violence in this location for many, many years now”, said Peter Osborne, the chairman of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission.

Northern Ireland’s second largest city Derry, which is officially called Londonderry, also witnessed violent unrest as petrol bombs were thrown in the nationalist Bogside.

In Belfast, the police fired baton rounds and used water cannons to disperse protesters. Petrol bombs and bricks were thrown at the police and a car was set alight.

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