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This is the moment a Protestant group brawled with drinkers outside a pub during violent clashes in which glasses were hurled and drinks were chucked over people.

Witnesses reported seeing members of what is thought to be group the Apprentice Boys of Derry clash with members of public on Saturday afternoon in "tense" scenes.

"There were people pouring drinks over people's heads and fighting and there were glasses being smashed," one woman told Liverpool Echo.

(Image: Beth Redmond/FacebookLiverpool Echo)

Mobile phone footage captures the group march down a busy road in Liverpool city centre.

But members of the Protestants group can suddenly be seen stop and rush towards a pub.

A large scuffle then breaks out outside the Irish bar in the dramatic two-minute clip, which has been viewed more than 145,000 times on Facebook.

Beth Redmond, who took the video, said: "I immediately saw the union flags and realised it must be a Protestant march.

"They had to shut the pub and some of the marchers were banging on the windows and being threatening. There were people pouring drinks over people's heads and fighting and there were glasses being smashed."

(Image: Beth Redmond/Facebook)

Beth added: "The police came but the fighting seemed to move up the road.

"I didn’t actually hear anything political being said - there was mainly just shouting and swearing.

"The atmosphere was very tense, people didn't really know what to do."

The march was understood to be pre-planned but happened days after Theresa May began seeking to reach a deal with the DUP in order to form a government.

Some have raised concerns that such a deal could affect the power sharing agreement in Northern Ireland.

Merseyside Police confirmed one man was arrested at the disturbance for being drunk. Another suspect was arrested for a public order offence.

Apprentice Boys of Derry have been contacted for comment.