Man charged after violence following Derry dissident republican parade

The 55-year-old was arrested under the Terrorism Act.
Man charged after violence following Derry dissident republican parade

By Jonathan McCambridge, PA

A man has been charged after police were attacked following a dissident republican parade in Derry on Monday.

The 55-year-old was arrested under the Terrorism Act and has been charged with a number of offences including managing a meeting in of a proscribed organisation.

He will appear before Derry Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Parade in Londonderry
Young people attacked the police following the parade. Photo: Niall Carson/PA

A second man, aged 30, has been released following questioning.

Officers were attacked with petrol bombs and fireworks after the parade on Monday.

Police seized a van and a number of other items.

The annual parade in Derry, which marks the Easter Rising against British rule in Dublin in 1916, involved a colour party of people carrying flags and wearing paramilitary-style uniforms with their faces covered.

The march, which started in the Creggan estate, concluded with speeches at Free Derry corner in the Bogside area of the city.

Nearby, a crowd of mostly young people threw several petrol bombs and fireworks at police vehicles stationed close to the city’s historic walls overlooking the Bogside.

The area was closed to the public for a period during the disorder.

The dissident republican event has sparked similar scenes of violence in previous years.

A PSNI spokesperson said its investigation into Monday’s events is continuing.

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