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Charges follow 'flags protest' Charges follow 'flags protest'
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Four men have been charged with public order offences after a crowd gathered in Peggy's Loaning in Banbridge on Tuesday night. Four men have been charged with public order offences after a crowd allegedly tried to remove tricolours which had put up in Banbridge.
Local councillors say that a dispute over flags raised tensions in the area. A crowd of up to 70 loyalists gathered in Peggy's Loaning around 2100 BST on Tuesday and tried to put up a union flag before the police moved in.
It is believed that loyalists were intending to remove tricolours. They moved to Banbridge police station before dispersing around midnight.
The four men who are aged 18, 22, 27 and 29 will appear in court in Newry on 3 September to face charges including unlawful assembly, riotous behaviour and assault on police. The four men who are aged 18, 22, 27 and 29 will appear in court in Newry on on 3 September.
A crowd of up to 100 initially gathered in Peggy's Loaning around 2100 BST. They face charges including unlawful assembly, riotous behaviour and assault on police.
They then moved to Banbridge police station before dispersing around midnight.