Petrol bombs have been thrown at police monitoring a republican parade in Londonderry
Petrol bombs and other missiles have been thrown at police during an illegal republican parade in Londonderry.
Officers were in an armoured police Land Rover in the Creggan area of the city where the parade began when they were targeted shortly after 14:00 BST.It ended at Derry's City Cemetery where about 300 people are taking part in an event to commemorate the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.The Police Service of Northern Ireland said that none of its officers had been injured in the attack and it appealed for calm.
DUP MLA Gary Middleton tweeted: "This reckless behaviour is an attempt to cause harm not only to PSNI officers but to our communities as well.there was potential for public disorder over EasterChief Constable Simon Byrne had said the disorder could be an attempt to draw officers into gun or bomb ambushes.
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