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In pictures: How the Garvaghy Road standoff unfolded on day of high tension

Police barricade blocked Orange Order from planned march as Sinn Féin leadership stood with protesters

A protester holds a placard opposing the Orange Order march. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
A protester holds a placard opposing the Orange Order march. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
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A member of the Orange Order watches on as police form a barricade to prevent them from entering the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Peter Morrison/PA Wire
A member of the Orange Order watches on as police form a barricade to prevent them from entering the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Peter Morrison/PA Wire
Protesters form a human chain to block the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/ Irish Times Freelance
Protesters form a human chain to block the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/ Irish Times Freelance
Police vehicles line Water Street, just off of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times Freelance
Police vehicles line Water Street, just off of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times Freelance
A member of the Orange Order stands outside Drumcree Church in Portadown. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
A member of the Orange Order stands outside Drumcree Church in Portadown. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill and Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald join protesters blocking the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times Freelance
First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill and Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald join protesters blocking the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times Freelance
Protesters hold placards opposing the Orange Order marching down the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times Freelance
Protesters hold placards opposing the Orange Order marching down the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times Freelance
A member of the Orange Order watches on as a police vehicle passes Drumcree Parish Church in Portadown. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
A member of the Orange Order watches on as a police vehicle passes Drumcree Parish Church in Portadown. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
Protesters continued to block the road throughout the day. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times Freelance
Protesters continued to block the road throughout the day. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times Freelance
A woman flies the Tricolour as fellow protesters look on. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
A woman flies the Tricolour as fellow protesters look on. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images