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Sinn Fein protest against British army march of shame

Sinn Fein elected representatives take part in the party's protest against the British military parade

Gerry Kelly speaks at the Sinn Fein rally in Dunville Park. Sinn Fein leader Sean Murray and Relatives for Justice spokesperson Mark Thompson are also on stage

Some of the 3,000 protestors leave Dunville Park to walk into the city centre


Families of those murdered by the British army in the Ballymurphy massacre of 1971 carry a banner showing pictures of their loved ones

Protestors carry a 'collusion=state murder' banner along with pictures of victims murdered as a result of British state violence

A picture of Paul Thompson, murdered as a result of collusion, is carried in the Sinn Fein protest


A picture of Alan Lundy, murdered by unionist gunmen acting in collusion with the British army, is carried in the protest

More photos of victims of British state murder are carried in the large Sinn Fein protest

Protestors carry pictures of the victims of British state violence


The mother of 17 year old Damien Walsh, murdered by unionist gunmen working in collusion with the British army, carries a picture of Damien at the Sinn Fein protest

A supporter of the British military parade

A group of unionists, including some carrying alcohol, break through barriers opposite the peaceful and dignified Sinn Fein protest


Photos of those killed by the British army, either directly or indirectly, are held up by protesters

A supporter of the British military parade attempts to get to the Sinn Fein protest

The front of the Sinn Fein protest, just metres from the British military parade


Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, flanked by junior minister Gerry Kelly and MEP Bairbre de Brun, speaks to the media after the Sinn Fein protest

Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brun displays a large bolt, which was thrown by a supporter of the British military parade, and injured a participant in the Sinn Fein protest

Bairbre de Brun and Gerry Adams with Ballymurphy massacre families