Members of nationalist group ‘Dissident Republicans’ throw petrol bombs at a police automobile as nationalists maintain an anti-agreement rally on the twenty fifth anniversary of the peace deal, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, April 10, 2023. (REUTERS Photo)
Numerous masked individuals attacked a police automobile with petrol bombs and different objects at a parade opposing the Good Friday peace accord in Londonderry, police mentioned on Monday, a day earlier than U.S. President Joe Biden visits Belfast.
A Reuters {photograph} confirmed 4 younger individuals within the primarily Irish nationalist space of Creggan throwing petrol bombs at an armoured police automobile, which was lined in flames on one facet.
The crowd dispersed shortly afterwards and police mentioned no person was injured.
Monday marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that largely ended three a long time of sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland. There remains to be some sporadic violence by small teams against peace.
Britain’s MI5 intelligence company late final month elevated the menace stage in Northern Ireland from home terrorism to extreme – that means an assault is very probably.
It has been principally on the second highest class since its introduction in 2010 and was raised after an off-duty police officer was left significantly injured following a gun assault by the brand new IRA, one of many small dissident militant teams.
Biden is because of arrive in Belfast on Tuesday and make an handle at a Belfast college on Wednesday, earlier than travelling to Ireland for an extra three days.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
