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Hoax devices left on parade route | Hoax devices left on parade route |
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An Orange Order parade in west Belfast was held up for about an hour following the discovery of suspicious devices. | |
The devices were left on the Springfield and West Circular roads, near the route of the Whiterock parade. | |
Two objects were found by Army technical officers, one in a bin, one at a bus shelter. They were later declared "elaborate hoaxes. | |
Last year the parade, at which there has been considerable trouble in previous years, passed off peacefully. | Last year the parade, at which there has been considerable trouble in previous years, passed off peacefully. |
On Thursday, DUP North MP Nigel Dodds urged calm and restraint to again be shown ahead of this year's parade. | On Thursday, DUP North MP Nigel Dodds urged calm and restraint to again be shown ahead of this year's parade. |
He was speaking after a delegation of senior DUP figures met the police to discuss the parade. | He was speaking after a delegation of senior DUP figures met the police to discuss the parade. |