Loyalists threaten ethnic minorities in North
Ethnic minorities have been issued with a chilling threat to get out of the North from young loyalists, it was revealed tonight.
A letter from the youth wing of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) warned foreigners to leave the “Queen’s country” before July 12, a support group added.
It follows the flight of more than 100 Romanians after their Belfast homes were attacked recently.
A note to community organisations last week stated: “No sympathy for foreigners, get out of our Queen’s country before our bonfire night (July 11) and parade day (July 12). Other than that your building will be blown up.
“Keep Northern Ireland white. Northern Ireland is only for white British.”
The letter was received by the Belfast Islamic Centre, the Polish Association and Indian Community Centre. It was marked Ulster Young Militants and bore the logo of far-right group Combat 18.
The police have said no organised group was behind the violence in south Belfast which sparked the departure of the Romanian Roma.
The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities has disputed that during a meeting in Belfast today.
Spokesman Patrick Yu said: “I think there is no doubt it was organised against those families.”
He said the latest letter was simply designed to scare people and pointed out that usually when an attack was planned the perpetrators issued no warning.
“It really is more about trying to reignite the issue.”
