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Castlederg march: Sinn Féin says it will re-route parade Castlederg march: Sinn Féin says it will re-route parade
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The DUP has said Sinn Féin's rerouting of a controversial parade is meaningless.The DUP has said Sinn Féin's rerouting of a controversial parade is meaningless.
Sinn Féin had announced that it would re-route the parade it is holding in Castlederg, County Tyrone in August.Sinn Féin had announced that it would re-route the parade it is holding in Castlederg, County Tyrone in August.
The march commemorates the death of two IRA men who died in 1973 when their own bomb exploded prematurely.The march commemorates the death of two IRA men who died in 1973 when their own bomb exploded prematurely.
After Unionists called for the parade to be banned, Sinn Féin said the parade would no longer pass the town's cenotaph or Methodist church.After Unionists called for the parade to be banned, Sinn Féin said the parade would no longer pass the town's cenotaph or Methodist church.
Speaking after a meeting with the Parade's Commission DUP MLA Thomas Buchanan said that would not defuse the situation.Speaking after a meeting with the Parade's Commission DUP MLA Thomas Buchanan said that would not defuse the situation.
DUP minister Arlene Foster repeated her call to the Parades Commission to ban the 11 August parade.DUP minister Arlene Foster repeated her call to the Parades Commission to ban the 11 August parade.
The DUP said it is seeking a meeting with the chief constable to urge him to take action under legislation to stop the glorification of terrorism.The DUP said it is seeking a meeting with the chief constable to urge him to take action under legislation to stop the glorification of terrorism.
Speaking ahead of a meeting with the Parades Commission, Sinn Fein's Ruairi McHugh said: "Our initiative will consist of choosing to go along John Street which avoids passing the cenotaph and the Methodist church.
"On the back of this initiative, we wish to engage with all key stakeholders in relation to the issue of the town centre being designated as a shared space for all traditions, in this mainly nationalist town.
"There has been around 20 unionist parades through the town centre in 2013 so far without objection, we understand and accept peoples Britishness- others need to understand and accept our Irishness."
'Ethnic cleansing''Ethnic cleansing'
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has also written a letter to the commission urging them "not to endorse terrorism" by allowing the parade.Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has also written a letter to the commission urging them "not to endorse terrorism" by allowing the parade.
Ulster Unionist assembly member Ross Hussey, and his brother, Councillor Derek Hussey, discussed the parade with the Parades Commission's Peter Osborne last week.Ulster Unionist assembly member Ross Hussey, and his brother, Councillor Derek Hussey, discussed the parade with the Parades Commission's Peter Osborne last week.
"This is a community which suffered greatly at the hands of IRA terrorism and which still lives with the legacy of having to come to terms with the 29 murders, 50 plus bombs and the loss of potential that hit the area as the ethnic cleansing policies of the IRA and their republican colleagues took effect," Mr Hussey said."This is a community which suffered greatly at the hands of IRA terrorism and which still lives with the legacy of having to come to terms with the 29 murders, 50 plus bombs and the loss of potential that hit the area as the ethnic cleansing policies of the IRA and their republican colleagues took effect," Mr Hussey said.
"The two individuals being 'commemorated' blew themselves up in a car bomb which exploded en route to Castlederg. This was no brave patriotic action, it was an act of terrorism against neighbours."The two individuals being 'commemorated' blew themselves up in a car bomb which exploded en route to Castlederg. This was no brave patriotic action, it was an act of terrorism against neighbours.
"If Sinn Féin really wants to move forward, then they should take this parade away from Castlederg or better still, abandon it all together.""If Sinn Féin really wants to move forward, then they should take this parade away from Castlederg or better still, abandon it all together."