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War dead are remembered across NI | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Ceremonies marking Remembrance Sunday have taken place in towns and cities across Northern Ireland. | |
A two-minute silence was observed at 1100 GMT to remember soldiers who died in armed conflict. | |
In Belfast, the commemoration was led by the Lord Mayor Naomi Long, with more than 60 wreaths being laid during the ceremony at the City Hall. | |
The First Minister Peter Robinson represented NI at a ceremony in London which was attended by the Royal Family. | |
The annual ceremonies at cenotaphs commemorate the dead of the two world wars, and other conflicts. | |
Almost 50,000 people throughout Ireland were killed in World War I, while more than 5,000 volunteers from Ireland died in World War II. | Almost 50,000 people throughout Ireland were killed in World War I, while more than 5,000 volunteers from Ireland died in World War II. |
Other dignitaries who laid wreaths at the Belfast event included the PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott and Dame Mary Peters. | |
Wreaths were also laid on behalf of the governments of the United States, Canada, France and Poland. |