Sinn Féin candidate attacked
A mob of loyalists attempted to kill Sinn Fein candidate Sean Montgomery and Sinn Féin workers in the Carryduff area on Sunday 3 June. Montgomery and four election workers were putting up election posters at the Carryduff shopping centre when they were attacked by a group of loyalists hurling stones and bottles and shouting UDA slogans.
The election team were putting up posters further down the road when a large number of loyalists, who appeared to be armed, pursued their car and attempted to ram it several times.
``This attack was clearly orchestrated by the UDA in an attempt to intimidate Sinn Féin from standing in the area,'' said Montgomery. ``This is a throwback to the early days of Sinn Féin standing in Belfast Council, but we will not be deterred in Castlereagh.''
Sinn Fein candidate for Castlereagh Sean Hayes has told loyalists to get used to the idea of Sinn Féin being there. The party's new constituency office on the Lower Armeau Road opened on Tuesday, 29 May. ``We will bring the equality agenda into Castlereagh and we will make sure the DUP-controlled council hears the voice of nationalism in its next term,'' said Hayes.
Meanwhile, East Derry SDLP Assembly member John Dallat was shocked to discover that a ``Please Shoot John Dallat'' site has been posted on the Internet by loyalist supporters. They targeted him after he called on the British Home Secretary, Jack Straw to set up a task force to combat sites that support groups like the UVF, UDA and LVF.
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