16/04/2003

Belfast shopkeepers call on police to curb crime

Shopkeepers in Belfast city centre have called on police to tackle, what they call, an upsurge in crime in recent weeks.

A number of shops in the city centre were targeted over the weekend and this spree has continued into the week.

The latest shop to be attacked was a women's boutique store in Donegall Place. The retail shop was damaged in an overnight ram-raid attack on Tuesday.

The thieves crashed a car through the shop's front doors and stole thousands of pounds worth of clothes.

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