Protesters block Orange Order march in Northern Ireland
Protesters block Orange Order route into Catholic area of Portadown after court allows march for first time in 28 years.
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Protesters block Orange Order route into Catholic area of Portadown after court allows march for first time in 28 years.
Tensions ran high in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was blocked from making its way through the town of Portadown by thousands of protesters. It is the first time in nearly 30 years that the Orange Order parade has been allowed to go down the Garvaghy Road, which had been a notorious flashpoint between the communities in the years before the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 largely ended the bloodshed in Northern Ireland.
Thousands of Protesters blocked a road leading into a Catholic area of Northern Ireland ahead of an Orange Order march.
Crowd gathers on Garvaghy Road early on Sunday morning to protest against the ruling allowing the march.