Contestatori lealisti non soddisfatti della gestione della protesta anti-G8

Loyalist flag protestors unhappy at how anti-G8 protest was facilitated

AS anti-G8 protestors gathered at Belfast city Hall for speeches, a separate demonstration was being staged by loyalists.

Around 100 loyalists congregated near the gates of the landmark building with around the same number of police officers forming a human barrier to ensure they were kept apart from the anti-G8 rally.

Flag protestors said they were not happy at how the anti-G8 protest had been facilitated by police claiming their protest has been handled differently.

PUP leader Billy Hutchinson said some saw the anti-G8 protest as being “anti-British”.

The ongoing flags protest stems from a decision made last year by Belfast City Council to limit the number of days the Union flag flies over City Hall.