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| Marchers hold Bloody Sunday rally | Marchers hold Bloody Sunday rally |
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| Hundreds of people have taken part in a parade in Glasgow to remember the victims of Bloody Sunday. | Hundreds of people have taken part in a parade in Glasgow to remember the victims of Bloody Sunday. |
| The Cairde Na hEireann (Friends of Ireland) procession also attracted more than 100 counter-demonstrators. | The Cairde Na hEireann (Friends of Ireland) procession also attracted more than 100 counter-demonstrators. |
| A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said that five arrests had been made for breach of the peace, but there were no major problems. | A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said that five arrests had been made for breach of the peace, but there were no major problems. |
| The parade remembers 13 civilians shot dead by British troops during a march in Londonderry on 30 January, 1972. | The parade remembers 13 civilians shot dead by British troops during a march in Londonderry on 30 January, 1972. |
| Saturday's event saw about 350 people make their way from Blythswood Square to the city's Kelvingrove Park, where a rally was held. | Saturday's event saw about 350 people make their way from Blythswood Square to the city's Kelvingrove Park, where a rally was held. |
| Francis McAdam, a spokesman for the marchers, said the police had been wrong to refuse them permission to walk through the city centre. | |
| "We're disappointed that Strathclyde Police have given in to mob rule," he said. | |
| "We've got the right to march peacefully, the same as the Orange Order, the same as anyone. | |
| "Cairde Na hEireann will be applying for that same route again in the future - every other organisation is allowed to march through Glasgow city centre apart from ourselves - and we see that as anti-Irish racism." | |
| Last year's parade went ahead peacefully, but in 2006 protesters tried to clash with those taking part. | Last year's parade went ahead peacefully, but in 2006 protesters tried to clash with those taking part. |