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Romanian race attack victims housed for own safety in Belfast sports centre | UK news | guardian.co.uk
Up to 20 families moved by police after rally in support of eastern Europeans targeted by youths throwing bottles

More than 100 Romanians fleeing racist attacks in Belfast have been moved to a council-run leisure centre after taking refuge overnight in a church.

The 115 Romanians were transferred to the O-Zone complex this morning.

The sports centre in the city's Ormeau Park has become a temporary home for the Romanians, many of whom have said they want to leave Northern Ireland.

Belfast's lord mayor, Naomi Long, said the repeated attacks on the Roma families close to the university district had brought shame on the city.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jun 17th, 2009 at 02:13:05 PM EST
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Desperately sad. As if ulster hadn't had a bellyful of bigotry in recent years.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Jun 17th, 2009 at 05:50:22 PM EST
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