Crescono le tensioni in vista della parata di Rasharkin

Le tensioni aumentano in zone delle contee di Derry e Antrim, in vista della contestata parata della prossima settimana.

La polizia sta indagando su una serie di attacchi settari a Ballymena e Coleraine, comprese le aggressioni contro chiese cattoliche e Orange Halls.

Nell’ultimo incidente, i lealisti hanno lanciato vernice contro una chiesa di Ballymena, mentre mercoledì della vernice è stata lanciata contro la casa dell’ex Police Ombudsman, Nuala O’Loan, e del parlamentare SDLP, Declan O’Loan.

La Commissione Parate ha vietato qualsiasi emblema paramilitare alla parata che si terrà a Rasharkin venerdì prossimo.

Inoltre ha ridotto il numero dei contestatori, contro la parata, a 130 persone, dalle 200 previste originariamente.

Tensions rising ahead of disputed loyalist parade

Tensions are rising in parts of Derry and Antrim in advance of a disputed loyalist parade next week.

The police are investigating a series of sectarian incidents in the Ballymena and Coleraine areas, including attacks on Catholic churches and Orange Halls.

In the latest incident, loyalists daubed paint on a Catholic Church in Ballymena, while on Wednesday, paint was thrown at the home of former Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan and her husband, SDLP Assemblyman Declan O’Loan.

The Parades Commission has banned any paramilitary emblems at next Friday’s parade by a loyalist flute band in Rasharkin, Co Antrim.

It has also restricted a protest against the parade to 130 people.