City MLA warned of racist threat
Northern’s Ireland only assembly member from an ethnic minority said she has been notified of a threat to her life.
In the assembly on Monday Alliance MLA Anna Lo said police warned her at the weekend that her home may be attacked.
Ms Lo, originally from Hong Kong, has lived in Belfast for over 30 years and represents a constituency in the south of the city.
Earlier this month attacks on the Romanian community in the area forced more than 100 people from their homes.
Ms Lo said she had received some hate mail in recent weeks and will step up her security following an anonymous call to the PSNI on Saturday.
“I’m not going to be deterred by these people,” she said.
“If they think that they can stop me from speaking out against them or speaking for the vulnerable people, new ethnic minority communities or migrant workers they are mistaken.”
