Attacks by criminals on members of the media covering a dissident republican commemoration in Derry yesterday have been widely condemned.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said reporters and photographers covering the event had been harassed and intimidated.
RTE News is reporting that several were targeted with firecrackers and petrol bombs.
One photographer was warned not to return to the area and others were chased out.
NUJ Assistant General Secretary Seamus Dooley said the treatment of journalists was “completely unacceptable and deeply disturbing”.
A senior police commander said they had no doubt petrol bombs would have been used against officers if they had deployed to the area.
A van was set alight and motorists advised to avoid the area during disturbances which included very young children.
Several hundred people attended the parade, organised by the Derry 1916 Commemoration Committee, which started in the Central Drive area of Creggan, led by a masked colour party, to the City Cemetery for an Easter 1916 commemoration.
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