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Residenti di Fountain, Derry, minacciati su Internet

Fountain residents being targeted on website of hate

Fountain, Derry/LondonderryREPUBLICAN youths in Londonderry are conducting a sectarian campaign against residents of the Fountain on a social networking site, the Sentinel can reveal.

The gang, calling themselves the ‘Bishy (Bishop Street) Brandywell Flag Bandits’, have posted a selection of 25 pictures specifically identifying people from the area. The title of the so-called photograph ‘album’ is ‘Sectarian b******s – attack on site.’
The photographs also include one of a dead PSNI officer, accompanied by a sick caption.
The rest of the pictures have also been given captions, some of which are too vile for publication here.

In the build up to this week’s Apprentice Boys Parade contributors to the webpage have posted dozens of pictures of themselves stealing flags from loyalist areas across the city, including Lincoln Courts as well as the Fountain. The flags are to be burned on nationalist bonfires on August 15.

One goading piece of information on the site reads: “To all you Orange b******s who are reading this – We dare you to come to the Foyle Road on the 15th.” It goes on to label them “cancerous”.
There have been ongoing clashes at the Fountain/Bishop Street interface over the past few months. It has also been noted that nationalist youths have been gathering at the Foyle Road in attempts to encourage clashes with youths from the Fountain in the Wapping Lane area.

According to the dates and times on some of the photos posted on the site the removal of flags appears to have been ongoing since May – but the newest postings reveal that it has been going on as recently as July 28.

Another section of the webpage reveals that the centre section of the mural of the Queen removed from a wall in Bonds Street some months ago was taken by nationalist youths. The wording beneath the picture placed on the webpage says of the mural: “From Bond Street to our bonfire.”

The DUP’s Gregory Campbell said: “Unfortunately the internet does contain material which people find offensive – that is one thing. But, this is a on a different level. It is reprehensible and obnoxious.

“There is a threat of violence there by enticing people to come to a certain area at a certain time. It needs to be acted upon.

“There’s an onus on the administrators of the site whatever the law is. The longer time goes on, the failure of self-regulation will see more pressure at an international level for governments to have it regulated. This should be removed from this site.”

The police in Londonderry told the Sentinel: “We do not monitor internet sites on a day-to-day basis. However we will take appropriate action when we receive complaints of criminal offences that occur within our jurisdiction.”

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René Querin

Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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