Name of murdered police officer displayed on republican bonfire

Name of murdered police officer displayed on republican bonfire

Flags and banners are hung on a large bonfire being built to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption in the Bogside area of Derry. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

A poppy wreath and a banner carrying the name of a murdered police officer were among items placed on a contentious republican bonfire ahead of it being lit.

The name of constable Ronan Kerr, who was murdered by dissident republicans in Omagh in 2011, was clearly visible on the side of the pyre in the Bogside area of Derry on Sunday evening.

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