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| Bloody Sunday remembered at march | Bloody Sunday remembered at march |
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| Three arrests were made as 1,000 people took part in a parade in Glasgow to remember the victims of Bloody Sunday. | Three arrests were made as 1,000 people took part in a parade in Glasgow to remember the victims of Bloody Sunday. |
| There was a heavy police presence as about 250 people protested against the march, which went ahead peacefully. | There was a heavy police presence as about 250 people protested against the march, which went ahead peacefully. |
| The march headed from Blythswood Square in the city centre to Kelvingrove Park, where a rally was held. | The march headed from Blythswood Square in the city centre to Kelvingrove Park, where a rally was held. |
| Police said they had a "robust" plan in place for the event, which was being organised by Cairde Na hEireann (Friends of Ireland). | Police said they had a "robust" plan in place for the event, which was being organised by Cairde Na hEireann (Friends of Ireland). |
| The parade remembered the 13 civilians shot dead by British troops during a civil rights march in Londonderry on 30 January, 1972. | The parade remembered the 13 civilians shot dead by British troops during a civil rights march in Londonderry on 30 January, 1972. |
| Eleven people were arrested at last year's event after protesters jeered and threw bottles at the procession. | Eleven people were arrested at last year's event after protesters jeered and threw bottles at the procession. |
| Police said 250 people turned up to protest against the marchc | |
| Trouble flared the previous year, when marchers and protesters were involved in violent clashes in the city's George Square. | Trouble flared the previous year, when marchers and protesters were involved in violent clashes in the city's George Square. |
| A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said before this year's march that the force was confident there was a "robust but appropriate" policing plan in place. | A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said before this year's march that the force was confident there was a "robust but appropriate" policing plan in place. |
| Ch Supt David Christie said: "There was certainly a strength of feeling on both sides but I am delighted at the police operation today. | Ch Supt David Christie said: "There was certainly a strength of feeling on both sides but I am delighted at the police operation today. |
| "Both the marchers and the protesters have behaved responsibly and there has been less trouble than there has been in previous years. | "Both the marchers and the protesters have behaved responsibly and there has been less trouble than there has been in previous years. |
| "The stewarding of the march itself was very pro-active and very effective." | "The stewarding of the march itself was very pro-active and very effective." |