What the records say
- When
- 10 Sep 2005 – 12 Sep 2005
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 54.60° N, 5.93° W
- Description
- riot in the UK
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2005 Belfast riots
Riot in the UK
The 2005 Belfast riots were serious loyalist riots and civil disturbances in Belfast, Northern Ireland in September 2005. The violence broke out after the Protestant Orange Order Whiterock parade was re-routed to avoid the Irish nationalist Springfield Road area. Clashes also broke out in several towns in County Antrim.
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- Mass Mobilization Project v5.1: protests against governments, 1990–2020 (Clark & Regan)David Clark and Patrick Regan · names it “Protest in Belfast, United Kingdom”Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
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