Northern Ireland tensions simmer over Orange Order parade - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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A stand-off between the Protestant Orange Order and residents blocking the group's parade through a Catholic area of a protestant town has extended to a second day in Northern Ireland.The Drumcree parade was due to go ahead for the first time in 30 years after a series of legal c...
A stand-off between the Protestant Orange Order and residents blocking the group's parade through a Catholic area of a protestant town has extended to a second day in Northern Ireland.The Drumcree parade was due to go ahead for the first time in 30 years after a series of legal challenges.
But the march was halted after thousands of counter-protestors, including Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill, blocked their path.
The leading party of Orangemen stand to attention as they wait for the beginning of the annual march on July 12, 2016 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.(Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
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