Coalisland family receive dissident threat
A Co Tyrone family whose Coalisland home was pipe-bombed last Thursday have been ordered by a dissident republican group to leave the area within 48 hours.
Rose McDonagh and her three children escaped injury when the device exploded at the rear of their Gortgonis Terrace home after 10.30pm on Thursday.
The Real IRA have issued a statement saying they were responsible for the attack, and have also issued the latest threat.
Mrs McDonagh told UTV she doesn’t know why her family have been targeted: “I have been living here for 13 years, and I never bother with anybody”, she said.
“We never bother with anybody, and nobody bothers with us. The people here are very nice.
“I want to stay in my home, because we didn’t do anything to anybody. We don’t know how this happened.
“My family and I are frightened.”
Sinn Fein MLA Francie Molloy condemned those behind the threat.
“People are concerned that this threat has been made against anyone, and local residents are also concerned that this is actually bringing the possibility of an attack onto any house in that area”, Mr Molloy said.
“They should immediately, publicly withdraw the threat, and they should also remove any further threat to the families of a similar device being thrown at anyone’s house in the area.
“These types of devices should not be used at all, and we are asking that these devices be removed from society”.
