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Man charged with assaulting police officer during loyalist parade | Man charged with assaulting police officer during loyalist parade |
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A man has been charged with assaulting a police officer during a loyalist protest march in Belfast. | A man has been charged with assaulting a police officer during a loyalist protest march in Belfast. |
Two police officers were injured - one of them knocked unconscious - during Saturday's demonstration. | Two police officers were injured - one of them knocked unconscious - during Saturday's demonstration. |
They were hurt at the junction of Tennent Street and Crumlin Road as they blocked protesters who had left the designated route. | They were hurt at the junction of Tennent Street and Crumlin Road as they blocked protesters who had left the designated route. |
The man, 35, has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and is due in court on 23 December. | |
An estimated 1,500 demonstrators took part in Saturday's protest parade, which was organised by a group calling itself the Loyalist Peaceful Protesters. | An estimated 1,500 demonstrators took part in Saturday's protest parade, which was organised by a group calling itself the Loyalist Peaceful Protesters. |
The reasons they stated for the parade were "human rights", "political policing" and "PSNI brutality". | The reasons they stated for the parade were "human rights", "political policing" and "PSNI brutality". |
The marchers breached a ruling by the Parades Commission that had instructed protesters to leave the Belfast City Hall area by noon. | The marchers breached a ruling by the Parades Commission that had instructed protesters to leave the Belfast City Hall area by noon. |
The parade began an hour late, but otherwise passed through the city centre without incident. | The parade began an hour late, but otherwise passed through the city centre without incident. |
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