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| Belfast City Council has passed a resolution "deploring" a Sinn Fein-sponsored collusion parade in the city centre last month. | Belfast City Council has passed a resolution "deploring" a Sinn Fein-sponsored collusion parade in the city centre last month. |
| The DUP motion was passed by 15 votes to 14. | The DUP motion was passed by 15 votes to 14. |
| Nelson McCausland of the DUP said the rally featured replica weapons and bands named after leading IRA figures. | Nelson McCausland of the DUP said the rally featured replica weapons and bands named after leading IRA figures. |
| Sinn Fein's Alex Maskey said the March for Truth involved street theatre and had not depicted IRA members but "a variety of combatants". | |
| He said this included the police and loyalist paramilitaries to illustrate collusion. | He said this included the police and loyalist paramilitaries to illustrate collusion. |
| Councillor McCausland said Belfast city centre is shared space and welcomed support for his motion that in future such parades should be banned by the police and the parades commission. | Councillor McCausland said Belfast city centre is shared space and welcomed support for his motion that in future such parades should be banned by the police and the parades commission. |
| "I've never seen a parade in the centre of Belfast as appalling as that parade in my life," he said. | "I've never seen a parade in the centre of Belfast as appalling as that parade in my life," he said. |
| "They were carrying weapons, whether they were real weapons or replica weapons, I don't know." | "They were carrying weapons, whether they were real weapons or replica weapons, I don't know." |
| The SDLP described the row as a "sham fight" between the DUP and Sinn Fein given the two parties are sharing power at Stormont. | The SDLP described the row as a "sham fight" between the DUP and Sinn Fein given the two parties are sharing power at Stormont. |