An Orange parade which had unwisely been allowed to march through a Catholic area was set upon by Catholics. A Royal Scots riot squad with batons attacked the Catholics, using snatch squads to rush into the rioters and haul out stone-throwers. Sometimes doors were torn off hinges as the soldiers also rushed into houses, not always the right houses, on the same mission. The fighting was some of the most intense seen in Belfast and the most significant confrontation between Catholics and the army since the arrival of the soldiers. Over the next couple of days some thirty-eight soldiers were
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