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| More than 2,000 protesters join loyalist parade in Belfast | |
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| More than 2,000 protesters are taking part in a loyalist parade through Belfast. | |
| It set off from the city hall at 13:30 BST on Saturday, in breach of a Parades Commission determination stipulating it should begin at 12:30 BST. | It set off from the city hall at 13:30 BST on Saturday, in breach of a Parades Commission determination stipulating it should begin at 12:30 BST. |
| Police have warned the marchers that the delay made the parade unlawful. | Police have warned the marchers that the delay made the parade unlawful. |
| It left the city centre without incident, heading towards Woodvale. It has been organised by a group calling itself Loyal Peaceful Protesters. | It left the city centre without incident, heading towards Woodvale. It has been organised by a group calling itself Loyal Peaceful Protesters. |
| There is a heavy police presence in the city centre. | There is a heavy police presence in the city centre. |
| The group applied to the Parades Commission to march from Belfast City Hall to Woodvale at 14:00 BST. | The group applied to the Parades Commission to march from Belfast City Hall to Woodvale at 14:00 BST. |
| But the commission ruled that the march should leave the city hall no later than 12:30 BST and pass out of the city centre by 13:00 BST. | But the commission ruled that the march should leave the city hall no later than 12:30 BST and pass out of the city centre by 13:00 BST. |
| Police have warned motorists to expect delays due to traffic diversions in parts of the city centre from 12:00 BST to 16:00 BST. | Police have warned motorists to expect delays due to traffic diversions in parts of the city centre from 12:00 BST to 16:00 BST. |
| They are in place at the front of Belfast City Hall, Wellington Place, Chichester Street and from Castle Junction to North Street. | They are in place at the front of Belfast City Hall, Wellington Place, Chichester Street and from Castle Junction to North Street. |
| There will also be traffic diversions in the Shankill area between 15:00 BST and 17:00 BST. | There will also be traffic diversions in the Shankill area between 15:00 BST and 17:00 BST. |
| The streets affected will be North Street, Millfield, Peters Hill, Shankill Road and Woodvale. | The streets affected will be North Street, Millfield, Peters Hill, Shankill Road and Woodvale. |
| Many people within loyalist communities were angered by the decision of Belfast City Council on 3 December 2012 to restrict the number of days on which the union flag is flown at the city hall. | Many people within loyalist communities were angered by the decision of Belfast City Council on 3 December 2012 to restrict the number of days on which the union flag is flown at the city hall. |
| In the months that followed the vote, they took to the streets to protest. Some of the demonstrations resulted in violence, with many police officers injured. | In the months that followed the vote, they took to the streets to protest. Some of the demonstrations resulted in violence, with many police officers injured. |
| Major flags protests took place on Saturdays from December 2012 and into early 2013. | Major flags protests took place on Saturdays from December 2012 and into early 2013. |