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| Threat issued to traffic wardens | Threat issued to traffic wardens |
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| Police in Londonderry have described as "despicable" a threat made against against traffic wardens and TV licensing officials. | Police in Londonderry have described as "despicable" a threat made against against traffic wardens and TV licensing officials. |
| A parishioner at Long Tower church found a letter from a group calling itself the Bogside Republican Action Group on a pew on Sunday. | A parishioner at Long Tower church found a letter from a group calling itself the Bogside Republican Action Group on a pew on Sunday. |
| Police have said they are working to establish whether it came from an organisation or individual. | Police have said they are working to establish whether it came from an organisation or individual. |
| Chief Inspector Chris Yates said the letter threatened to "use force". | Chief Inspector Chris Yates said the letter threatened to "use force". |
| "The paramilitary groupings within the city need to come out and make a statement," he said. | "The paramilitary groupings within the city need to come out and make a statement," he said. |
| "They need to say whether they are involved with this or not, so we can assess the actual level of this threat, so these people can get on with their work." | |
| Tim Cowan from NCP, which recruits and employs traffic wardens across Northern Ireland, said it was operating as usual in the city. | |
| "We are aiming to meet with the police to find out a bit more, but we hope it's nothing more than a bit of nonsense," he said. | |
| "We certainly wouldn't put our staff at any risk, however, we've spoken to them this morning and they're happy to do their normal duties." |