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27/02/2013
Loyalists Arrested Over Flag Protests
Leading members of the loyalist union flag protests in Belfast have been taken into custody.
Spokesmen for the Ulster People's Forum Jamie Bryson, 23, and Willie Frazer, 52, were arrested earlier.
They are being questioned over organising and participating in unlawful parades.
The protests commenced when Belfast City Council voted on 3 December to limit the flying of the union flag from city hall.
(GK)
Spokesmen for the Ulster People's Forum Jamie Bryson, 23, and Willie Frazer, 52, were arrested earlier.
They are being questioned over organising and participating in unlawful parades.
The protests commenced when Belfast City Council voted on 3 December to limit the flying of the union flag from city hall.
(GK)
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