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Police block Orange Order from controversial parade route
Original: Police block Orange Order from controversial parade route https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmqlwn60yyq9o?at_medium=RS
Police have prevented the Orange Order from marching along a controversial parade route, the BBC reports. The Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal organisation, holds parades in Northern Ireland that have long been flashpoints between unionist marchers and nationalist residents. Decisions over disputed routes regularly draw strong reactions from both communities and can affect public order during the marching season.
Why now: Parade route disputes in Northern Ireland are perennially sensitive and this police intervention touches on sectarian tensions.
Orange OrderPolice Service of Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
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