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The summer marching season has long been an annual flashpoint between Northern Ireland’s Protestant and Catholic communities, despite the peace process which has brought stability to the province in recent years.

At least 27 police officers were injured in overnight clashes in Belfast, including three hit by shotgun pellets, on the eve of July 12, known as “The Twelth” by Protestants who march to celebrate the victory of English king William III over his ousted Catholic predecessor James II in 1689.

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