Riot police called in as violence flares in the centre of Dublin (AFP)
25 February 2006
DUBLIN - The Irish police riot squad was deployed to deal with violence in the centre of Dublin on Saturday as about 200 republican protestors opposed an attempt by about 800 Protestant loyalists to march through the city. A police spokeswoman said the march had been halted as the republican protestors clashed with police in O’Connell Street, the city’s main thoroughfare.
“There is at least one member of the force injured and the riot squad have been called in. The march has been halted,” a Garda (police) spokeswoman said. The so-called “Love Ulster” parade was organised by a group representing victims of Irish Republican Army (IRA) violence, Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (Fair).
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