Tuesday night’s racist violence across parts of Belfast condemned by Bloody Sunday Trust
‘The reaction to this attack has been pure and simple racism’ - Bloody Sunday Trust
Derry’s Bloody Sunday Trust has condemned Tuesday night’s violence across parts of Belfast as “just an excuse for those who want to stoke racist division in Ireland”.
Trust chairperson Tony Doherty said: “The attack on Monday night was horrific, and our thoughts go out to the victim and wish him a full and speedy recovery. Our thoughts are also with those in the north Belfast community where this attack took place.
“However, the reaction to this attack has been pure and simple racism. It is being used as just an excuse for those who want to stoke racist division in Ireland,” he added.
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“Unfortunately we have seen more and more noise from the far right in Ireland in recent years, encouraged by far-right agitators from Britain and the USA, who want to see Irish people turn against their neighbours. This must not be allowed to happen.
“It is also a disgrace to see our national flag, designed as a symbol of unity, being used by those who fly in the face of everything that Ireland should stand for, a welcoming nation that has its own history of its people travelling the world for a better life and understands well why others have to do the same.”