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20/11/2001
Police warn Londonderry workmen of Loyalist threat
The police in Londonderry have said they have obtained intelligence that loyalist paramilitaries are intending to attack Catholic workmen on building sites.
They said they particularly wanted to warn those working in Protestant areas in the city and surrounding areas.
On Monday, November 19, police said they had warned around 40 construction companies working on building sites in the area of what they regarded as a “significant threat”.
Security force patrols have been increased in Derry city and surrounding outlaying areas.
SDLP assembly member for the area Annie Courtney has met with the Police commander for the Derry area to discuss her concerns about the situation. She said: “The police have assured me that they were taking the threat extremely seriously and that extra patrols would be made available. Last week there was an attack on a Catholic workman in the Waterside area, and these latest threats have left many workers and their families distressed and frightened. I would appeal to people to be vigilant and take care at this time.”
Last Friday loyalist gunmen tried to murder a Catholic man waiting outside a country pub in Clady in south Derry as he waited for a lift to work.
The gunmen fired three shots at him from a car wounding him in the hand before speeding away. (AMcE)
They said they particularly wanted to warn those working in Protestant areas in the city and surrounding areas.
On Monday, November 19, police said they had warned around 40 construction companies working on building sites in the area of what they regarded as a “significant threat”.
Security force patrols have been increased in Derry city and surrounding outlaying areas.
SDLP assembly member for the area Annie Courtney has met with the Police commander for the Derry area to discuss her concerns about the situation. She said: “The police have assured me that they were taking the threat extremely seriously and that extra patrols would be made available. Last week there was an attack on a Catholic workman in the Waterside area, and these latest threats have left many workers and their families distressed and frightened. I would appeal to people to be vigilant and take care at this time.”
Last Friday loyalist gunmen tried to murder a Catholic man waiting outside a country pub in Clady in south Derry as he waited for a lift to work.
The gunmen fired three shots at him from a car wounding him in the hand before speeding away. (AMcE)
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