More Nationalist attacks on Protestants

More Nationalist attacks on Protestants

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Belfast Telegraph

NorthWest: Residents at end of tether

      By Sarah Brett

FIVE weeks of nightly intimidation have pushed residents of a Londonderry
estate to breaking point, it was claimed today.

Residents of the predominantly loyalist Fountain Estate say old people were
targeted during the latest incident at the Bishop Street interface.

It is alleged that pensioners living in sheltered accommodation opposite the
flashpoint were stoned by nationalist youths as they moved their cars during
disturbances last night.

Fountain resident William Temple believes the youths turned on the elderly
people when they realised they had alerted the police.

He said local people were under the constant threat of violence.

"For five weeks steady we have been subjected to everything from stone
throwing to petrol bombs on a nightly basis.

"The same people are responsible and while there have been arrests, it has
made no difference because they are just replaced by other youths.

"We have spoken to people from the top to the bottom, from the Security
Minister to local police constables.

"The only resolution is for these people to stop or be stopped."

Police in Derry today confirmed there had been minor stoning incidents at
the peaceline last night.

But Fountain resident Valerie Moore says people are at breaking point.

"Young nationalists come up and they get up on the security wall and stone
and paint bomb, they shout and they gloat and last night was just
unbelievable.

"If the police cannot police the area properly its up to the residents to
come out and take the law into their own hands if need be because you can
only take so much."