Tight security expected for east Belfast parade

Security is expected to tight ahead of a contentious Orange Order parade in east Belfast tonight.

Security is expected to tight ahead of a contentious Orange Order parade in east Belfast tonight.

The so-called 'mini-twelfth' parade passes by the mainly nationalist Short Strand area.

Last year's march led to violent confrontations between loyalists and nationalists, and tensions in the area have been high during the last year.

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