An incident during the Twelfth Parade in Holyland — an Ulster Protestant celebration in Belfast, Northern Ireland — has gone viral after a spectator picked up the garbage can from his front yard and threw it at a drummer in what appears to be the Bangor Protestant Boys Band as they marched down the street.
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The entire band suddenly rushed the perpetrator, who then ran inside his home. But band members seemingly won the fight when they picked up a large trash can on the man’s property and threw it at — and smashed — his front window.
Two police officers jumped in and attempted to defuse the situation, which was captured in a 40-second clip on Twitter that has been viewed more than 12 million times.
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Members of Orange Order — an international Protestant fraternal group based in North Ireland — also waved the band members back to their places, according to a report on Belfast Live.
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The 46-year-old thrower was arrested for the incident.
Officials arrested the 46-year-old man who started the encounter on various charges, including assault and disorderly behavior, reported Belfast Live.
The motivation for the incident may stem from a longtime feud between religious groups.
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“It was the Battle of the Boyne yesterday. A Protestant celebration of defeating the Catholic Jacobite Army on the 12th July 1690,” one user said. “This is an Orange walk, and guy was clearly against it. Being a non-devout Christian, I know there’s tension between Catholics and Protestants in NI.”
“The march are called the orange brigade, they are pro English loyalist prodistants. The guy throwing the bun is a stout Catholic pro-Irishman,” another user added. “The hatred between the two groups are legendary.”
Officials are reportedly investigating other participants.