"Evil friends and neighbors Ulster
"Evil friends and neighbors of Ulster 07/25/2010
In mid-July, reminded them of one of the oldest conflicts in Europe - Northern Irish.
In Ulster again there were major clashes between Catholics and Protestants.
Caused another explosion in Northern Ireland began the event July 12 ... 1690. On that day the Protestant army of Prince William of Orange defeated the army of the Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (now - the border between Ulster and the Irish Republic). Every year, July 12 (and following after a few days) Protestants organize processions in honor of the victory.
Activists Protestant organizations are held, including, and Catholic neighborhoods. That, of course, causes resentment and anger of their citizens, for whom July 12 - a rainy day calendar. It regularly finishes collisions the two communities.
At this time the date has been marked - 320 years. And noted its "shock". The morning of 12 July on the streets of Belfast poured Protestants who call themselves in honor of William of Orange "Orange". All was peaceful until then, until they reached the Catholic areas, where police had to protect them from the perturbed Catholics, "attacked" the parade.
then Belfast for a few days immersed in turmoil. They peaked on the night of July 14. Radical Catholics throwing protesters and police guarding them with Molotov cocktails. The main role in the attacks on policemen were playing teenagers who, besides throwing bottles, and even beaten on parked cars golf clubs.
As a result, nearly 100 riot police injured. The number of victims of Protestants and Catholics not known. Police used water cannons and rubber bullets.
This week began the trial of seven detained rioters. They are going to bring to criminal responsibility for armed attacks on law enforcement officers. Police said that the house of one of the suspects found a pistol and a magazine. If a woman is found guilty, the next few years it just has to spend in prison.
Ulster politicians unanimously condemned the rioters. They promised to do everything to continue parades "Orange" has been more peaceful. However, British experts Almost with one voice declare that prevent disturbances that day is almost impossible. Too high degree of confrontation between Catholics and Protestants.
Likelihood that Northern Ireland will be removed from the list of most dangerous corners of Europe, is small. Yes, in recent years in the region no longer intensively explode bombs (as it was 20-30 years ago). However, the breeding ground for conflict has not disappeared, because the vision of the future of their homeland in the two communities had remained diametrically opposed.
See also: deceptive "peace" Ulster
Most of the Protestants (who constitute over 60 percent of the region's population) as advocated for the preservation of Northern Ireland within the UK and advocates. And many Catholics (to the community owns almost 40 percent of population) as advocated joining Ulster to the Irish republic, and advocate.
Up to 1998 the British authorities solve puzzles with Northern Ireland is simple: it was ruled directly from London. The government openly patronized and Protestants do not recognize a region of the right to autonomy. Trying to change this state of affairs, radical Catholics from the Irish Republican Army (IRA) resorted to terror, gradually spread throughout Britain. In response to the Protestant radicals from the "Association for Defenders of Ulster have announced a" retaliatory war».
In 1998, British Prime Minister Tony Blair seemed to find a way out of explosive situation. Northern Ireland has actually become autonomous with its own parliament and government, which presents and Catholics and Protestants. Was created by local police. Most of the radicals on both sides have agreed in the near future to lay down arms.
Seems to be happy and Protestants (region remained part of Britain), and Catholics should no longer complain that Ulster has no special status. However, the final "peace" did not come. Largely because London did nothing to "Orangemen" stop their march on the Catholic quarters. And every July there are regular occasions for collisions.
Recent unrest should not be considered solely a seasonal phenomenon. Over the past year in Ulster to re-energize the radical groups. Last fall, the Northern Ireland Protestant radicals of the group "a real fighter for the liberation of Ulster attempted to detonate a bomb in the Catholic quarter of the town of Antrim - fortunately, failed.
And Nov. 22 is the Catholics of the" true "Irish Republican Army almost staged a monstrous to force the explosion, laying in the car, standing near the police headquarters in Belfast, 180 kilograms of explosives. The car burst into flames, but the air is not taken off. Events this July, and last fall proved that before the final peace in Ulster far.
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