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Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
A Nationalist youth throws a flaming beer bottle at police in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast on July 12. Twenty-two police were injured when Irish nationalists rioted in Northern Ireland overnight, burning cars and firing petrol bombs to protest annual marches by pro-British Protestant groups.
Colm O'reilly / AP
A car is set alight on the Crumlin Road as a large crowd of Nationalists threw bombs at police during the rioting in Belfast on July 12.
Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
Nationalist youths and police in riot gear clash in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast on July 12. Police firing plastic bullets and powerful water cannons forced Catholic militants away from a key Belfast road Tuesday as Northern Ireland's annual day of Protestant marches reached a tense climax. Catholic youths lashed out at police both before and after the marches by the Orange Order, a Protestant brotherhood whose yearly July 12 demonstrations celebrate 17th-century military triumphs over Catholics — and often inspire a violent response from the province's minority.
Stephen Wilson / AFP - Getty Images
Nationalist youths throw rocks and bombs at police in Belfast on July 12.
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actually the 12th July parades celebrate civil and religious liberties introduced by the Williamite victory such as the 1688 Bill of Rights - whilst itis true he was Protestant and King James was Catholic, the armies on both sides were mixed and William was supported by the Pope whilst James was supported by Catholic King Loui of France. The Williamite victory also saw supremacy of Parliament over Monarchy as William and his joint ruling wife (incidently daughter of the deposed and beaten King James) as he ceded power to Parliament.