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| SDLP assembly member Dolores Kelly has said she was threatened by a masked man armed with an air gun while election canvassing in Lurgan. | SDLP assembly member Dolores Kelly has said she was threatened by a masked man armed with an air gun while election canvassing in Lurgan. |
| Ms Kelly said she was confronted on Tuesday evening at Kilwilkie Gardens by a man who told her to leave the area or she would be shot. | Ms Kelly said she was confronted on Tuesday evening at Kilwilkie Gardens by a man who told her to leave the area or she would be shot. |
| She said the man pointed the weapon at the face of a party colleague. | She said the man pointed the weapon at the face of a party colleague. |
| Police said the circumstances of the incident were still being established and enquiries were continuing. | Police said the circumstances of the incident were still being established and enquiries were continuing. |
| "We had two teams of canvassers in Kilwilkie and I did notice a crowd of young fellas in a car pull up," said Mrs Kelly. | |
| "They drove off again so I thought nothing of it until I heard someone say my name and saw a young man in a balaclava, who told me in no uncertain terms that I was to leave the area or I would be shot. | |
| This person thinks he's being a big man by threatening us, but he's the opposite - a coward is too good a word for him Dolores Kelly | |
| "He had what seemed to be an air gun. He also threatened another member of my party and pointed the gun directly at his face." | |
| The Upper Bann representative said she would not be intimidated. | |
| "Let me make this very clear to those people who think they can intimidate me or my party - they will not," continued Dolores Kelly. | |
| "This is an affront to democracy. I am proud to be an elected representative for this area and a young thug like that will not deter me from my work. | |
| "This type of person offers nothing to the community. There was a teenage girl with me helping me canvass. This person thinks he's being a big man by threatening us, but he's the opposite - a coward is too good a word for him." | |
| "The matter is now with the PSNI and for the safety of those with me I decided to finish canvassing for the evening after the incident." |