The protesters walked along the Newtownards Road to the sound of loyalist band music for a short distance before hearing a number of speeches outlining opposition to the post-Brexit arrangements.
TUV leader Jim Allister and loyalist activist Moore Holmes were among the speakers.
Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye
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An anti-Protocol protest in east Belfast has taken place. Speakers at the event were Jim Allister, Moore Holmes and Karl Bennett
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An anti-Protocol protest in east Belfast has taken place. Speakers at the event were Jim Allister, Moore Holmes and Karl Bennett
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An anti-Protocol protest in east Belfast has taken place. Speakers at the event were Jim Allister, Moore Holmes and Karl Bennett
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An anti-Protocol protest in east Belfast has taken place. Speakers at the event were Jim Allister, Moore Holmes and Karl Bennett