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The Grand Orange Lodge has condemned the attack on buses
taking Orangemen through Armagh this evening.
Bricks, stones and bottles were thrown at four buses as they
travelled on Friary Road.
They were thrown by a crowd of between 30 and 40 young people
from the grounds of a GAA club. A number of people were injured
by flying glass and it is understood some of them needed medical
treatment and one person was taken to hospital.
The buses were bringing Orangemen back from the demonstration
at Loughall.
Stones were also thrown at a number of private cars containing
spectators who had attended the demonstration.
A spokesman for Grand Orange Lodge expressed sympathy to
the people who were attacked.
"This is not the first time that buses carrying Orangemen
have been attacked in this part of Armagh. It was a disgraceful
and violent attack on people who were returning from celebrating
their culture and heritage with their friends. The amount
of missiles thrown would indicate that a considerable amount
of planning went into the attack. We would expect the PSNI
to carry out an investigation into the incident"
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