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Petrol bomb attack on police in Londonderry
M&C News ^ | 12 Aug 2006

Posted on 08/12/2006 5:14:32 PM PDT by UnsinkableMollyBrown

Around 50 petrol bombs were thrown at police on patrol in Londonderry last night as sectarian tensions rose ahead of one of the main events of the marching season.

Two cars were stolen in the disturbances, one of which was forcibly hijacked. They were both later found burnt out in the nationalist neighbourhood of Bogside.

It is estimated that around 10,000 members of the Protestant group the Apprentice Boys will be participating in a parade in the city of Derry today with other smaller processions taking place elsewhere in Northern Ireland.

Despite the trouble that stretched into the early hours of this morning, District Commander Richard Russell was confident that his force would maintain public order throughout the day.

A high police presence of around 700 officers will be evidence around the city today to try and ensure that the landmark date in Northern Ireland’s calendar passes off major incident.

The Apprentice Boys are regarded as a more conciliatory organisation in the Protestant community than the Orange Order and their governor, William Allen, has called on potential trouble-makers to stay away from the celebrations.

Since the end of the Troubles the group’s marches have been largely peaceful with a greater section of Derry’s population invited to take part in a series of cultural events around the main parade that make up the Maiden City Festival.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: attack; bomb; hibernofascism; hibernofascist; ira; ireland; police; terrorism; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 08/12/2006 5:14:33 PM PDT by UnsinkableMollyBrown
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To: UnsinkableMollyBrown

First non-Muslim riot/attacks I've heard of in several years.


2 posted on 08/12/2006 5:15:45 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

What about leftists?


3 posted on 08/12/2006 5:17:47 PM PDT by Crazieman (The Democratic Party: Culture of Treason)
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To: UnsinkableMollyBrown

So the real IRA is still around too?


4 posted on 08/12/2006 5:17:52 PM PDT by GeronL (http://www.mises.org/story/1975 <--no such thing as a fairtax)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

Excitement in Londonderry :-).


5 posted on 08/12/2006 5:20:19 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I've always wanted to be 40 ... and it's as good as I anticipated!)
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To: UnsinkableMollyBrown
one of the main events of the marching season.

How nice - they have a season for marching...

6 posted on 08/12/2006 5:20:27 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: UnsinkableMollyBrown

It's not Orangemen's Day, is it? Wasn't that the 6th or the 8th? Or is it in July?

Oh, for Heaven's sake! My grandpop is probably rolling over in his grave, with me not remembering this!


7 posted on 08/12/2006 5:21:38 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I've always wanted to be 40 ... and it's as good as I anticipated!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
First non-Muslim riot/attacks I've heard of in several years.

Is American newspapers and TV so insular?

8 posted on 08/12/2006 5:22:44 PM PDT by Jack2006
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To: Tax-chick

Apprentice Boys of Londonderry March.


9 posted on 08/12/2006 5:23:19 PM PDT by Jack2006
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To: UnsinkableMollyBrown

PO'd Protestants did this? Well, knock me over with a feather! First I've heard of this since the IRA Catholic-Protestant Wars, many years ago.

(((sigh)))


10 posted on 08/12/2006 5:23:27 PM PDT by butternut_squash_bisque (The recipe's at my FR HomePage. Try it!)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Every year the Orangemen march through Catholic neighborhoods in their attire beating drums. It's kind of like the Klan marching through a black neighborhood and the results are similar.
11 posted on 08/12/2006 5:23:42 PM PDT by BW2221
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To: Jack2006
Is American newspapers and TV so insular?

Yes.

12 posted on 08/12/2006 5:23:48 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I've always wanted to be 40 ... and it's as good as I anticipated!)
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To: butternut_squash_bisque

The Protestants didn't riot. They would hardly attack their own march.


13 posted on 08/12/2006 5:28:23 PM PDT by Jack2006
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To: BW2221
Every year the Orangemen march through Catholic neighborhoods in their attire beating drums. It's kind of like the Klan marching through a black neighborhood and the results are similar.

Except that the Orangemen have been doing that walk before those streets existed, they are a legal organisation, and Irish Republicans march are allowed to walk through the streets of Britain.

14 posted on 08/12/2006 5:29:00 PM PDT by Jack2006
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To: BW2221; Tax-chick; Colosis; Black Line; Cucullain; SomeguyfromIreland; Youngblood; Fergal; Cian; ...
Every year the Orangemen march through Catholic neighborhoods in their attire beating drums. It's kind of like the Klan marching through a black neighborhood and the results are similar.

I see you still have a problem with the right to free assembly. Any chance you might unequivocally condemn the rioting orchestrated by the IRA?

15 posted on 08/12/2006 5:29:40 PM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite (A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!|The IRA are actually terrorists, any questions?)
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To: BW2221

So the Syracuse Orangemen fly over to Ireland for a parade? I don't get it.


16 posted on 08/12/2006 5:29:51 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I looked in my rearview mirror.)
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To: UnsinkableMollyBrown

Giving 'disaffected Muslim youts' a new battle plan.


17 posted on 08/12/2006 5:29:56 PM PDT by hershey
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To: Jack2006

"Around 50 petrol bombs were thrown at police on patrol in Londonderry last night as sectarian tensions rose..."

Who?


18 posted on 08/12/2006 5:31:34 PM PDT by butternut_squash_bisque (The recipe's at my FR HomePage. Try it!)
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To: UnsinkableMollyBrown

But... I thought Bill Clinton fixed all this years ago?


19 posted on 08/12/2006 5:31:48 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

I can't work you out. Are you one of those mythical West Britons? ;)


20 posted on 08/12/2006 5:31:58 PM PDT by Jack2006
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