Nationalists under siege
By Sean O'Tuama
A number of nationalists in the Whitewell area of North Belfast
were warned by the RUC last week that they are on a loyalist
death squad list.
One of the people warned, a woman who wishes to remain unnamed,
is a member of the local residents association. She and her
children were the victims of two loyalist bomb hoaxes at her
their home over Christmas and four years ago she was sent a death
threat in a letter from the UVF.
This is only the latest incident in a concerted campaign by White
City loyalists to intimidate nationalists in the adjacent
Whitewell area. Loyalist gangs regularly attack the area,
harassing and assaulting the residents. Last week two cars were
burned out and windows were smashed in local houses by what one
resident described as a ``well organised'' gang of youths and
adults. His windows were broken in the attack and he had to wait
some forty minutes for the RUC to arrive. He said ``I am planning
to make an official complaint about the completely inadequate
response of the RUC.''
A spokesperson for the Whitewell Concerned Residents' Group said
that they have repeatedly called on the White City Community
Association over the past few years to condemn the attacks and
enter into dialogue with them to resolve the problem. They have
received no response.
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