A loyalist mural is pictured in East Bel [Getty Images]

A loyalist mural is pictured in East Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 27, 2009 on the same day as the leaders of the main loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland announced they were decommissioning their weapons, a new milestone in the journey to peace after decades of unrest. AFP PHOTO / Peter Muhly (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP via Getty Images)

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