SF North west MEP is calling for tonight's July 12th celebrations to be peaceful

A north west Sinn Féin MEP is calling for tonight's 12th of July celebrations to be peaceful.

Bonfires will be lit in about 80 locations across the North.

Over the past few days, tensions have built up as preparations for the huge blazes got under way.

But Matt Carthy wants tonight's Unionist event to be incident-free:

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