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26/10/2015
Two Pig Heads With Racist Slogans Found At Church In West Belfast
Two pigs heads with racist slogans written on them have been left at the door of a church in west Belfast.
They were left at St Luke's Church of Ireland on Northumberland Street on Saturday.
Police are treating it as a racist hate attack.
SDLP MLA Alex Attwood condemned the attack and described it as a "disgraceful act".
Mr Attwood said: "No place of worship, open or closed, of any faith or in any place should be targeted.
"Hate and intolerance should have no space in our community and those responsible should have no hiding place on our streets.
"The bizarre an gruesome nature of this incident must have been distressing for whomever discovered the scene and I would encourage anyone with any information regarding it to contact the PSNI immediately."
(CD/MH)
They were left at St Luke's Church of Ireland on Northumberland Street on Saturday.
Police are treating it as a racist hate attack.
SDLP MLA Alex Attwood condemned the attack and described it as a "disgraceful act".
Mr Attwood said: "No place of worship, open or closed, of any faith or in any place should be targeted.
"Hate and intolerance should have no space in our community and those responsible should have no hiding place on our streets.
"The bizarre an gruesome nature of this incident must have been distressing for whomever discovered the scene and I would encourage anyone with any information regarding it to contact the PSNI immediately."
(CD/MH)
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