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La PSNI ha avviato un’indagine su di una serie di atti vandalici che hanno avuto come obiettivo 30 veicoli parcheggiati in un’area prevalentemente protestante di Derry

Sembrerebbe di matrice settaria la serie di danneggiamenti di auto parcheggiate nella zona di Irish Street, in un’area abitata prevalentemente da protestanti.
Gli atti vandalici sono avvenuti tra le 01.30 e le 10 di sabato 10 ottobre.
Lynn Fleming consigliere del Waterside per lo Sinn Fein, ha detto che i colpevoli non possono rappresentare i membri della comunità nazionalista.
“Sono stati fatti migliaia e migliaia di sterline di danni. Come possiamo avere la pace quando tutto questo sta ancora succedendo?” ha dichiarato Alison McMorris, la cui auto è stata vandalizzata
“Io credo che siano stati quelli dall’altro lato, la parte superiore della collina” (Creggan ndr).
William Hay, rappresentati all’Assembly del DUP, non ha dubbi: “Ci sono attacchi in corso nella zona in cui le persone  entrano nell’area a tarda notte e l’abbandonano come ladri. Sembra avere tutte le caratteristiche di un attacco settario”.

‘Sectarian’ attack on 30 vehicles in Londonderry (BBC News Northern Ireland)
Police are investigating damage caused to 30 cars parked in a mainly Protestant area of Londonderry at the weekend.
The cars parked in the Irish Street area were vandalised sometime between 0130 and 1000 BST on Sunday.
DUP MLA William Hay said he believed it was a sectarian attack.
Sinn Fein councillor for the Waterside Lynn Fleming said those responsible did not represent the Nationalist community.
Alison McMorris, who had her car damaged in the attack, said the attack was a “disgrace”.
“Thousands and thousands of pounds of damage has been done. How can we have peace when we have this going on?” she said.
“I do believe it was ones from the other side, the top of the hill.
“They’ve damaged their own up there, burning wheelie bins and everything else.
“It’s innocent people, hard working people they have done the damage to this time.”
Mr Hay said this was not the first such incident.
“There have been ongoing attacks within the area where people are coming into the area late at night and leaving like thieves,” he said.
“It seems to have all the hallmarks of a sectarian attack.”
Councillor Flemming said residents in Nationalist areas of the Waterside were also suffering.
“There have been a number of incidents in our own area directed at local residents,” she said.
“Unfortunately, there has been a small group causing absolute mayhem.
“These people are not representative of the community.”