41. Talks aimed at avoiding confrontation between Protestant marchers and Catholic protesters ended without result on Friday after the Protestants refused to meet the Catholics face to face. 42. The commission tries to minimize conflict between Protestant marchers and Catholic protesters each summer. 43. The killings in Lurgan make street battles all the more likely next month between pro-British Protestant marchers and Catholic demonstrators determined to block any parades on their turf. 44. The killings make street battles all the more likely next month between pro-British Protestant marchers and Catholic demonstrators determined to block any parades on their turf. 45. The issue provoked a week of widespread rioting, particularly in Catholic areas after the police caved in to the Protestant marchers. 46. This would give authorities more time to seek compromise between Protestant marchers and Catholic neighborhoods that object to their presence. 47. When Protestant marchers passed by a run-down Catholic neighborhood in north Belfast, residents tried to block their path and wound up in a pitched battle with riot police. |
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