A few miles apart in Belfast, two sharply contrasting reactions to death of McGuinness

Two sharply diverging reactions to the death of Martin McGuinness, a few miles apart in Belfast last night.

In the west of the city, a vigil (above) to “mark the death of our friend and comrade,” at the former Andersonstown Barracks site, at the junction of the Glen and Falls Road.

A vigil to "mark the death of our friend and comrade Martin McGuinness," held at the former Andersonstown Barracks site, at the junction of the Glen Road and the Falls Road in west Belfast.
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A vigil to "mark the death of our friend and comrade Martin McGuinness," held at the former Andersonstown Barracks site, at the junction of the Glen Road and the Falls Road in west Belfast. Picture by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press. March 21 2017

Near the city centre, in the loyalist Sandy Row, a celebratory bonfire was lit.

Pictures by Pacemaker

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