Waterside trouble condemned

SINN Féin councillor Lynn Fleming has condemned a spate of sectarian and anti-community activity in Waterside area.

She condemned the sectarian attack on the home of an elderly couple in the Irish Street estate and anti community activity at the junctions of Strabane Old Road/Chapel Road/Fountain Hill.

Councillor Fleming said: "Firstly I would like condemn a petrol bomb attack on the home of elderly couple at Finn Gardens in the Irish Street estate.

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"Such sectarian attacks are totally wrong and have no place in our society.

"A lot of people are working very hard in the Waterside to ensure that our communities can live together and live free from sectarian harassment and attacks such as this.

Councillor Fleming went on to say: "Over the past few nights a very small group of youths have been involved in a number of anti community activities at Strabane Old Road and the junctions of Chapel Road /Fountain Hill involving blocking the roadway with burning wheelie bins and other materials

"The one thing that I am sure of is that they didn't burn their own wheelie bins but have subjected local residents to a financial burden of having to replace their bins.

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"The people who were involved need to be held responsible both in financial terms and in terms of their debt to this community for their actions. The patience of the local community is running thin.

"The PSNI have a responsibility to take these individuals off the streets."

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