Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march given go-ahead

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Tensions rose in Northern Ireland after a court allowed a contentious Orange Order parade to proceed in Belfast. Thousands of protesters gathered to oppose the march, and Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting. Thousands of protesters, many wearing balaclavas, gathered to block the marchers from the Orange Order, a group hugely supportive of Northern Ireland being part … The post Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march given go-ahead appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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