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13 August 1998 Edition

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Incessant rain greeted the several thousand marchers who turned out on Belfast's Falls Road on Sunday 14 August for the start of the seventeenth anniversary march to commemorate the introduction of internment without trial on 9 August 1971.

The march and rally, which was attended by delegations from the Troops Out Movement, The Basque country and Irish Northern Aid from North America, assembled at Dunville Park at 2.30pm and set off along the traditional route along the Falls Road to Connolly House in Andersonstown at 3pm. There was the normal heavy presence of crown forces all along the route but neither they nor the driving rain did anything to dampen the spirits of the people who marched along to the tunes of the well turned out bands, some of whom had travelled from Scotland.

The march was led by a seven person colour party at the head of the Kevin Barry Flute Band from Calton in Scotland. Behind them came a group of young people carrying placards demanding ``No Extradition''. Throughout the length of the march there were colourful banners and flags including the green, red and white of the Basque nation.

An Phoblacht, 18 August 1988.


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