Girl guides flee camp
A group of girl guides on a camping weekend to Gosford Forest
Park in County Down were attacked by a man and a teenager, who
hurled missiles and shouted sectarian abuse at them.
Six girl guides, aged between 11 and 13, and their two leaders
were forced to abandon the outing after just ten hours in fear of
their lives.
One of the guide leaders said the attackers were friendly at
first, even offering advice and borrowing a saw, but their
attitude changed when they discovered the religion of the guides.
At one point, the older man threatened to stab one of the teenage
guide leaders, forcing those in charge to usher the younger
children into a toilet block for safety.
The man then threatened to bring back others and warned the guide
leader she would be shot.