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| Police have been attacked with petrol bombs after the Apprentice Boys' annual parade in Londonderry on Saturday. | Police have been attacked with petrol bombs after the Apprentice Boys' annual parade in Londonderry on Saturday. |
| Police said they were attacked in the city centre. Eight people have been arrested for public order offences. | Police said they were attacked in the city centre. Eight people have been arrested for public order offences. |
| However, police paid tribute to parade organisers and said that the event passed without major incident. | However, police paid tribute to parade organisers and said that the event passed without major incident. |
| In the main parade, about 15,000 Apprentice Boys and spectators accompanied by 120 bands marched through the city centre. | |
| Earlier, local Apprentice Boys marched around the city walls before laying wreaths for war victims at the Diamond. | Earlier, local Apprentice Boys marched around the city walls before laying wreaths for war victims at the Diamond. |
| Tribute | Tribute |
| Chief Inspector Chris Yates paid tribute to the marshals and local community representatives for their work on the day. | Chief Inspector Chris Yates paid tribute to the marshals and local community representatives for their work on the day. |
| He also commended community, civic and business leaders contributed during the weeks of planning. | He also commended community, civic and business leaders contributed during the weeks of planning. |
| The parade celebrates the actions of Protestant Apprentice Boys who shut the city gates against the forces of Catholic King James in December 1688. | The parade celebrates the actions of Protestant Apprentice Boys who shut the city gates against the forces of Catholic King James in December 1688. |