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01/07/2015
Call For More Police Resources In West Belfast
The UUP is calling for more police resources in west Belfast following a recent spate of attacks.
Spokesperson Garet Martin condemned the attacks and said it is only a matter of time before more serious damage or injury is caused.
Mr Martin said: "I have been contacted by residents in the Suffolk estate following an attack on a number of homes in the area, including that of an 86-year-old pensioner with complex health problems.
"Although only relatively minor damage was caused to the properties on this occasion, there is a genuine fear that it is only a matter of time before more serious damage or, indeed, injury is caused.
"That fear is well founded because this particular attack involved a gang of between 15-20 youths who have actually been seen to pass through the estate on an increasingly regular basis and the unavoidable conclusion is that they are attempting to increase tensions in the area in the lead up to the Twelfth of July celebrations.
"These sectarian attacks on a vulnerable community must be stopped and I would appeal to those with influence in the community in Lenadoon and the Stewartstown Road area to do their utmost to prevent them."
(CD/JP)
Spokesperson Garet Martin condemned the attacks and said it is only a matter of time before more serious damage or injury is caused.
Mr Martin said: "I have been contacted by residents in the Suffolk estate following an attack on a number of homes in the area, including that of an 86-year-old pensioner with complex health problems.
"Although only relatively minor damage was caused to the properties on this occasion, there is a genuine fear that it is only a matter of time before more serious damage or, indeed, injury is caused.
"That fear is well founded because this particular attack involved a gang of between 15-20 youths who have actually been seen to pass through the estate on an increasingly regular basis and the unavoidable conclusion is that they are attempting to increase tensions in the area in the lead up to the Twelfth of July celebrations.
"These sectarian attacks on a vulnerable community must be stopped and I would appeal to those with influence in the community in Lenadoon and the Stewartstown Road area to do their utmost to prevent them."
(CD/JP)
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