Murder bid on SF worker
A South Belfast Sinn Fein election worker narrowly escaped death
last Thursday morning June 11 when four shots were fired at him
as he was going to work.
The attempted murder took place off Friendly Street in the
Markets area just before 7.00am. The man, who does not want to be
named, was cutting through an alleyway when a gunman opened fire
on him before running off. The intended victim was shaken by the
attack but was otherwise unharmed.
The attack is believed to be the work of the ``Official'' IRA who
have been responsible for a number of attacks on residents in the
area in recent months.
South Belfast Assembly candidate, Councillor Sean Hayes,
condemned the attack saying ``they obviously feel threatened by
our electoral success'' and that ``they are trying to undermine the
benefits Sinn Fein have gained for the Nationalist community.
We'll not be deflected by a handful of criminals and gangsters.''
And called on those responsible for the murder bid to end their
campaign of intimidation in the Markets area.
It is also believed that the gunman was caught on an RUC spy
camera trained on the area. But Hayes doubts they will act
swiftly as the RUC have long had a ``casual and lacklustre
attitude to policing in nationalist areas.''
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