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Petrol bombs thown at Derry police

The main Apprentice Boys march in Derry passed off peacefully, however a car was hijacked and set alight and police were targeted with petrol bombs afterwards.

File photo of an Apprentice Boys march.
File photo of an Apprentice Boys march.
Image: Niall Carson/PA Archive/Press Association Images

POLICE IN DERRY have been targeted with petrol bombs following an Apprentice Boys celebration to mark the siege of Derry, which was attended by more than 10,000 people.

The main march passed off peacefully according to Chief Superintendent Steve Martin, reports RTÉ. However, a Royal Mail van was stolen and set alight and there were several other incidents of people attempting to hijack vehicles, reports the Irish Times.

Police have asked motorists in the area to remain vigilant.

Meanwhile, dissident republicans have staged a protest in the Bogside, UTV reports.

Hundreds of police were on the streets for the march, which was attended by Catholic priest Fr Michael Canny as well as Protestant minister Reverend Gordon Latimore.

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  • Wonder how many hours it would take before plastic bullets and water cannons were used to quell any disturbances by Catholics protesting ?

    Hmm, probably should go around with spurs jerseys and hoodies up shouting “you alright mate, innit, innit yeah innit” so the cops won’t shoot them.

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    • Catholics would welcome the break from having their children molested and being told to "shut up or they’d go to hell" by their church leaders. Catholic vs protestants – get the f*** over it. Sheesh. They’re both religions and full of shit.

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    • Religion is not the reason for the troubles in Northern Ireland. People arent fighting over transubstanstiation. Its to do primarily with land occupation, conflict mismanagement, discrimination, and a Herrenvolk mentality that was imbibed in unionism. I am fed up with people over simplifying the conflict and getting a pointless kick in on religion aswel.

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  • Absolutely, except you don’t need to be Catholic. Northern Ireland has always been subject to a more " robust" form of policing due to the fact there was a war there in which the police were , in the past , part of the problem. I think the tracksuit armies in London are in for a new policing experience in the near future.

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  • Nationalist knackers rioting as usual. Let the apprentice boys have their day. It’s a historic day they’re commemorating when the old Protestant rear guard held the city. Ireland would still be in a far, far better state if we had stayed in the union. The church abusing it’s power, child abuse, emigration, poverty all could have been avoided. Are the Scottish any less Scottish for being in the UK?

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    • Have you ever met one that’s happy with the fact? I haven’t. These marches are about triumphalism not history. Why not have them in Oxford street? Because they wouldn’t rub anyone’s noses in it that’s why. The uk don’t want them, the scots don’t want them and we’re stuck with them.

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