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| Belfast club warns Celtic fans not to wear colours in city before match | Belfast club warns Celtic fans not to wear colours in city before match |
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| Celtic FC supporters have been advised not to wear the Glasgow club's famous green and white colours when they arrive in Belfast for their Champions League qualifier with the Irish Premier League side Cliftonville. | Celtic FC supporters have been advised not to wear the Glasgow club's famous green and white colours when they arrive in Belfast for their Champions League qualifier with the Irish Premier League side Cliftonville. |
| The north Belfast side issued advice to Celtic fans to avoid wearing their colours in Belfast city centre at a time of heightened sectarian tension following the riots linked to a banned Orange Order parade past Ardoyne. | The north Belfast side issued advice to Celtic fans to avoid wearing their colours in Belfast city centre at a time of heightened sectarian tension following the riots linked to a banned Orange Order parade past Ardoyne. |
| Another club called Celtic – Irish League second tier side Donegal Celtic from west Belfast – have already suffered from the ongoing violence in their city. Their pre-season friendly with the east Belfast side Glentoran has been cancelled on Tuesday, over fears of trouble breaking. The area close to Glentoran's ground, The Oval, has been one of the main flashpoints since clashes began on 12 July, resulting in more than 70 police officers being injured –mainly in alteractions with protesting loyalists. | Another club called Celtic – Irish League second tier side Donegal Celtic from west Belfast – have already suffered from the ongoing violence in their city. Their pre-season friendly with the east Belfast side Glentoran has been cancelled on Tuesday, over fears of trouble breaking. The area close to Glentoran's ground, The Oval, has been one of the main flashpoints since clashes began on 12 July, resulting in more than 70 police officers being injured –mainly in alteractions with protesting loyalists. |
| In the latest disorder on Monday night, six blast bombs, at least one pipe bomb and several petrol bombs were thrown in sectarian clashes between nationalists from the Short Strand area and loyalists from the Lower Newtonards Road, in east Belfast. | In the latest disorder on Monday night, six blast bombs, at least one pipe bomb and several petrol bombs were thrown in sectarian clashes between nationalists from the Short Strand area and loyalists from the Lower Newtonards Road, in east Belfast. |
| The violence has also spread to other parts of Belfast and even beyond the city to Portadown and Dungannon as loyalists seek to stretch police resources across Northern Ireland. | The violence has also spread to other parts of Belfast and even beyond the city to Portadown and Dungannon as loyalists seek to stretch police resources across Northern Ireland. |
| The Democratic Unionist party has alleged that scores of civilians have been injured in the trouble some of them not involved in rioting although they have not produced exact figure as to those hurt since the violence began last Friday. | The Democratic Unionist party has alleged that scores of civilians have been injured in the trouble some of them not involved in rioting although they have not produced exact figure as to those hurt since the violence began last Friday. |
| Speaking in the House of Commons the Northern Ireland Secretary, Theresa Villiers, said: "We will not tolerate lawlessness on the streets of Belfast any more than we would tolerate it in any other UK city. No stone will be left unturned in building the case for more arrests and more criminal convictions. | Speaking in the House of Commons the Northern Ireland Secretary, Theresa Villiers, said: "We will not tolerate lawlessness on the streets of Belfast any more than we would tolerate it in any other UK city. No stone will be left unturned in building the case for more arrests and more criminal convictions. |
| "I am confident that for some that will mean that the next 12th of July holiday will be spent not out in the sunshine following the parades, but locked up in prison living with the consequences of their crimes." | "I am confident that for some that will mean that the next 12th of July holiday will be spent not out in the sunshine following the parades, but locked up in prison living with the consequences of their crimes." |
| She said while the Orange Order's announcement of the suspension of its protest was welcome, it must now call it off completely. | She said while the Orange Order's announcement of the suspension of its protest was welcome, it must now call it off completely. |
| There have been 32 people charged so far with offences connected to the rioting and the police have fired plastic baton rounds and used water cannon to quell the trouble at flashpoints in north and east Belfast. | There have been 32 people charged so far with offences connected to the rioting and the police have fired plastic baton rounds and used water cannon to quell the trouble at flashpoints in north and east Belfast. |
| In a transAtlantic telephone call on Tuesday, the US vice-president, Joe Biden, expressed "deep concern at parade-related violence and attacks on police" with Northern Ireland's first minister, Peter Robinson, and the deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness. | In a transAtlantic telephone call on Tuesday, the US vice-president, Joe Biden, expressed "deep concern at parade-related violence and attacks on police" with Northern Ireland's first minister, Peter Robinson, and the deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness. |
| Washington is sending George W Bush's former Northern Ireland special envoy Richard Haas to the province this week to discuss how community relations can be improved. | Washington is sending George W Bush's former Northern Ireland special envoy Richard Haas to the province this week to discuss how community relations can be improved. |
| Haas was scheduled to fly to Belfast before the latest trouble exploded to discuss moves towards creating a "shared future" between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. He will now be embroiled in talks aimed at trying to end fractious parades disputes like the one in Arodyne that triggered the last violence. | Haas was scheduled to fly to Belfast before the latest trouble exploded to discuss moves towards creating a "shared future" between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. He will now be embroiled in talks aimed at trying to end fractious parades disputes like the one in Arodyne that triggered the last violence. |
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