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Adams 'not deflected' by threats | |
(20 minutes later) | |
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said his party will not be deflected from "doing the right thing", even if members' lives are under threat. | |
There are concerns that senior members of Sinn Fein could be attacked by dissident republicans. | |
Police have already warned of a major attack by dissidents to try and derail efforts to restore the NI devolution. | Police have already warned of a major attack by dissidents to try and derail efforts to restore the NI devolution. |
Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Gerry Kelly have now increased their security, republican sources have said. | Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Gerry Kelly have now increased their security, republican sources have said. |
The Real and Continuity IRA have branded Sinn Fein as traitors, as both dissident groups are against republicans supporting the police. | The Real and Continuity IRA have branded Sinn Fein as traitors, as both dissident groups are against republicans supporting the police. |
Mr Adams said party members would continue to work to achieve progress despite the threats. | |
"I won't allow it, and none of us will allow it, to deflect ourselves from continuing the work we were elected to do," he said. | |
"This is disturbing for our families and for those who are close to us. But we have a task to do and we will prevail." | |
'Nothing to offer' | |
Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain said those who made the threats had nothing to offer society. | Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain said those who made the threats had nothing to offer society. |
"We have seen fire bomb attacks and other incidents and threats of this kind," he said. | "We have seen fire bomb attacks and other incidents and threats of this kind," he said. |
"Those committed to the path of stability, peace and democracy as the Sinn Fein leaders are - and as they have shown they are determined to be to take Northern Ireland into permanent stability with peace locked in - are obviously, like the rest of us, the targets for dissidents." | "Those committed to the path of stability, peace and democracy as the Sinn Fein leaders are - and as they have shown they are determined to be to take Northern Ireland into permanent stability with peace locked in - are obviously, like the rest of us, the targets for dissidents." |