‘Mindless cowards’ who stole Union flags in Cookstown ‘not backwards in accepting British currency’

Mid Ulster DUP MLA Ian McCrea has hit out at those responsible for the theft of eight Union Flags in Cookstown on Sunday night.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jul 2015, 10:47 BST
Mid Ulster MLA Ian McCreaMid Ulster MLA Ian McCrea
Mid Ulster MLA Ian McCrea

Dubbing the culprits “mindless cowards” he suggested they get used to “Britishness” as “the union has never been stronger” and “they aren’t backward in accepting British currency”.

The flags were reported to have been taken from homes in the Stewart Avenue and Cooke Crescent area.

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Police have been notified and are investigating the incident as a suspected hate crime and theft.

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Ian McCrea said: “I am completely disgusted that mindless cowards took it upon themselves to target and rip down Union flags from homes in the Stewart Avenue and Cooke Crescent area.

“Of course they done [sic] it under the cover of darkness in order to stir up tensions on the build up to the Twelfth of July celebrations.

“I would urge the protestant community not to react as this is exactly what they want.

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