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| Arson attack at Sinn Fein office | Arson attack at Sinn Fein office |
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| An office used by Sinn Féin in Londonderry has been damaged in an arson attack. | |
| Sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning a flammable liquid was poured into the office at Rath Mor shopping centre and set alight. | |
| There was smoke damage throughout as well as extensive damage to a corridor. | There was smoke damage throughout as well as extensive damage to a corridor. |
| "If those who carried out this attack think they were striking a blow for Irish freedom then they are deluding themselves," SF's Paul Fleming said. | "If those who carried out this attack think they were striking a blow for Irish freedom then they are deluding themselves," SF's Paul Fleming said. |
| The party's chairman in Derry continued: "The only thing that they succeeded in destroying last night was iconic pictures of Bobby Sands' election victory announcement, portraits of the hunger strikers and other republican memorabilia. | The party's chairman in Derry continued: "The only thing that they succeeded in destroying last night was iconic pictures of Bobby Sands' election victory announcement, portraits of the hunger strikers and other republican memorabilia. |
| "It is no coincidence that this attack was carried out on Easter Saturday night with the hope that it would disrupt Sunday's commemoration of the sacrifice paid by our patriot dead." | "It is no coincidence that this attack was carried out on Easter Saturday night with the hope that it would disrupt Sunday's commemoration of the sacrifice paid by our patriot dead." |