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14/09/2005
Loyalist protests continue as Orange Order absolves itself of blame
Loyalists have again block roads leading out of Belfast for a fourth consecutive day, police have reported.
Protestors blocked Broadway roundabout on Wednesday afternoon causing traffic chaos on the Westlink while bus services have been withdrawn on the evening services from Shankill to Ligioniel and Carlisle Circus to Carrs Glenn.
Translink said all passengers wishing to use these services should contact the call centre on 028 90666630 or website before they travel.
Meanwhile, the Orange Order has absolved itself of any blame for loyalist violence over the past four nights following the re-routing of an Orange Order parade in west Belfast on Saturday.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Grand Master Robert Saulters said that while he condemned the violence, he said the Order regarded itself as blameless.
Mr Saulters accused police of being "aggressive and arrogant" and said violence after the Whiterock march was a "cry of desperation" from the Protestant community.
While PSNI Chief Constable blamed the Orange Order for the weekend trouble, Mr Saulters issued a counter blame on the police, the Parades Commission and the government for causing the trouble.
Sixty-three people have so far been arrested in connection with the latest street violence in which 60 police officers were also hurt.
While more trouble was reported in loyalist areas overnight it was not on the same scale as that seen in the previous three days, police have said.
In west Belfast, New Barnsley police station was again attacked with petrol and blast bombs while a petrol bomb was thrown at Mountpottinger police station in the east of the city. In Lisburn a petrol bomb was also thrown at a Land Rover on Longstone Street.
Traffic chaos was the main worry for security chiefs as loyalists blocked block numerous roads around Belfast for a time during rush hour traffic.
Blacks Road in west Belfast, Kingsway at Seymour Hill, and Twaddell Avenue, affecting both Woodvale and Crumlin roads, were all blocked by protestors on Tuesday afternoon. The Broadway junction at the M1 was also disrupted.
Meanwhile, police on Tuesday revealed that 63 people have so far been arrested in connection with the trouble which was sparked by the re-routing of an Orange Order parade in west Belfast on Saturday. More arrests are expected to follow.
(MB/SP)
Protestors blocked Broadway roundabout on Wednesday afternoon causing traffic chaos on the Westlink while bus services have been withdrawn on the evening services from Shankill to Ligioniel and Carlisle Circus to Carrs Glenn.
Translink said all passengers wishing to use these services should contact the call centre on 028 90666630 or website before they travel.
Meanwhile, the Orange Order has absolved itself of any blame for loyalist violence over the past four nights following the re-routing of an Orange Order parade in west Belfast on Saturday.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Grand Master Robert Saulters said that while he condemned the violence, he said the Order regarded itself as blameless.
Mr Saulters accused police of being "aggressive and arrogant" and said violence after the Whiterock march was a "cry of desperation" from the Protestant community.
While PSNI Chief Constable blamed the Orange Order for the weekend trouble, Mr Saulters issued a counter blame on the police, the Parades Commission and the government for causing the trouble.
Sixty-three people have so far been arrested in connection with the latest street violence in which 60 police officers were also hurt.
While more trouble was reported in loyalist areas overnight it was not on the same scale as that seen in the previous three days, police have said.
In west Belfast, New Barnsley police station was again attacked with petrol and blast bombs while a petrol bomb was thrown at Mountpottinger police station in the east of the city. In Lisburn a petrol bomb was also thrown at a Land Rover on Longstone Street.
Traffic chaos was the main worry for security chiefs as loyalists blocked block numerous roads around Belfast for a time during rush hour traffic.
Blacks Road in west Belfast, Kingsway at Seymour Hill, and Twaddell Avenue, affecting both Woodvale and Crumlin roads, were all blocked by protestors on Tuesday afternoon. The Broadway junction at the M1 was also disrupted.
Meanwhile, police on Tuesday revealed that 63 people have so far been arrested in connection with the trouble which was sparked by the re-routing of an Orange Order parade in west Belfast on Saturday. More arrests are expected to follow.
(MB/SP)
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