Republican News · Thursday 27 November 1997

[An Phoblacht]

More Larne sectarianism

By Catherine O'Hagan

A group of around 50 Loyalist teenagers led by a known UVF man attacked first year pupils coming from St Comgall's High School in Larne on Monday.

The loyalists had gathered at the town's bus stop, which is not far from Larne RUC barracks. They were searching for a Catholic youth, who they named saying, ``they were going to get him'' and accused him of writing pro-nationalist graffiti in the loyalist Craigyhill estate.

When they discovered that the Catholic youth wasn't there the loyalists went to a bus stop at the Shore Road where pupils going to Glenarm and Carnlough and threw stones and apples at the Catholic pupils.

No one was injured although some of them were shocked at the ferocity of the attack. Some windows were broken on the bus.

On Tuesday the RUC escorted the Carnlough bus out of the town in case of further attack.

One parent said that he phoned the RUC to complain at the lack of protection for the children and was told, ``there's nothing we can do about it''.


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