Sinn Féin slams North Belfast sectarian blast bomb attack
Sinn Fein Councillor for North Belfast Margaret McClenaghan has slammed a
blast
bomb attack on a home in Mountainview. The attack resulted in the
owner
of the house having to be taken to hospital and windows and car
damaged.
It was later followed by a sustained attack of bricks, golf balls
and
bottles on nationalist homes in Alliance Avenue which saw several cars
being
damaged.
Speaking today Cllr McClenaghan said:
"The
blast bomb attack on a nationalist home and attacks on homes in
Alliance
Avenue have no justification whatsoever and must be brought to an
end
immiediatly before somebody is killed..
"Again we see vulnerable
homes being attacked. Last week loyalists attempted
to kill a family as
they slept on the Crumlin Road and here we see a blast
bomb being
thrown at the bedroom window of a nationalist home literally
around the
corner. This is yet another case of attempted murder.
"Those with
influence within the loyalist and unionist commuity must use
whatever
powers they have to bring an end to these attacks. I am calling on
them
to act with urgency before the situation gets worse." ENDS