A parade planned for Easter Sunday by a loyal order group which was set to pass a Catholic church where a priest was attacked following an Orange parade in July will be re-routed.
The news comes after a meeting at the Glasgow City Council.
Councillors made the decision to alter the Apprentice Boys of Derry parade following a committee meeting with police.
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Superintendent John McBride, speaking on behalf of the Chief Constable, said the original route would potentially cause a "significant risk to public order".
The new route will not pass St Alphonsus' church, on London Road, where Canon Tom White was assaulted last year.
Two men representing the Apprentice Boys of Derry walked out after the council decided against rearranging the hearing.
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They had made the request so a member from Edinburgh could speak at the meeting.
A council spokesman said: “Members chose to re-route the procession after hearing serious concerns, raised by Police Scotland, about the potential for disorder due to protests and counter-protests from people opposing or supporting the event.”
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