Narrow vote to celebrate returning troops

A BELFAST City Council committee yesterday narrowly voted to host a civic reception for members of the armed forces returning to Northern Ireland from the Afghanistan and Iraq war zones.

The plan – put before the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee – went through by two votes. Unionists backed the move but it was opposed by Sinn Féin and the SDLP.

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