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| Missiles thrown ahead of Belfast city centre republican parade | Missiles thrown ahead of Belfast city centre republican parade |
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| A number of people including two police officers have been injured during trouble in Belfast city centre ahead of a republican anti-internment parade. | |
| Loyalist protesters attacked the police as they waited for the republican parade to arrive. | |
| Loyalists threw bricks and stones at police outside one of the city's main shopping centres, Castlecourt. | |
| Police used water cannon and plastic baton rounds to try to quell the disturbances. | |
| Loyalists are blocking Royal Avenue to try to prevent the republican parade getting through. | |
| There is a major police operation in place, involving hundreds of officers and dozens of vehicles. | |
| The march, which starts in north Belfast, is being held to coincide with the introduction of internment in 1971. | The march, which starts in north Belfast, is being held to coincide with the introduction of internment in 1971. |
| The Parades Commission has given permission for six loyalist protests against the parade. | The Parades Commission has given permission for six loyalist protests against the parade. |
| Numbers have been restricted at four of them. | Numbers have been restricted at four of them. |
| Police said a number of diversions would be in place on Friday evening due to the parade and protests. | Police said a number of diversions would be in place on Friday evening due to the parade and protests. |
| There will be restricted pedestrian access on Royal Avenue in Belfast until 17:00 BST. | There will be restricted pedestrian access on Royal Avenue in Belfast until 17:00 BST. |
| Police said there would be a "significant policing operation" in place in the area on Friday afternoon and officers on the ground would be "deployed on specific tasks". | Police said there would be a "significant policing operation" in place in the area on Friday afternoon and officers on the ground would be "deployed on specific tasks". |
| "We would like to reassure the community and visitors to Northern Ireland that all efforts are being made to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum," they added. | "We would like to reassure the community and visitors to Northern Ireland that all efforts are being made to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum," they added. |
| Motorists were advised to expect delays between 18:00 and 18:45 BST in the Oldpark, Cliftonville, Antrim Road, New Lodge and North Queen Street areas. | Motorists were advised to expect delays between 18:00 and 18:45 BST in the Oldpark, Cliftonville, Antrim Road, New Lodge and North Queen Street areas. |
| Delays are also expected in the Divis Street, Falls Road and Andersonstown Road to Slievegallion Drive areas between 18:45 and 21:00 BST. | Delays are also expected in the Divis Street, Falls Road and Andersonstown Road to Slievegallion Drive areas between 18:45 and 21:00 BST. |