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| Youths attack anti-racist protest | Youths attack anti-racist protest |
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| An anti-racist demonstration in south Belfast had to be halted for a time following trouble. | |
| Residents were holding a protest on the Lisburn Road after a spate of attacks on immigrant families in the area. | Residents were holding a protest on the Lisburn Road after a spate of attacks on immigrant families in the area. |
| A group of youths leaving a bar were heckled by demonstrators and ran into an alley where they threw bottles. | A group of youths leaving a bar were heckled by demonstrators and ran into an alley where they threw bottles. |
| They ran off, but came back and threw more bottles. Protesters chased them away. No-one was injured and police remain in the area. | They ran off, but came back and threw more bottles. Protesters chased them away. No-one was injured and police remain in the area. |
| Earlier, two houses inhabited by a Romanian family were targeted in a racist attack. | Earlier, two houses inhabited by a Romanian family were targeted in a racist attack. |
| A gang smashed windows and terrorised pregnant women and children in attacks on houses on Belgravia and Wellesley avenues. | A gang smashed windows and terrorised pregnant women and children in attacks on houses on Belgravia and Wellesley avenues. |
| Police have said they are investigating racist incidents and criminal damage in both areas over the last four days. | Police have said they are investigating racist incidents and criminal damage in both areas over the last four days. |
| It was claimed that the people who attacked the house were shouting Combat 18 slogans and a letter containing text from Hitler's Mein Kampf was pushed through the letterbox of one of the properties. | It was claimed that the people who attacked the house were shouting Combat 18 slogans and a letter containing text from Hitler's Mein Kampf was pushed through the letterbox of one of the properties. |
| There have been racial tensions in the area since trouble erupted at a World Cup qualifier between Northern Ireland and Poland at Windsor Park in March. | There have been racial tensions in the area since trouble erupted at a World Cup qualifier between Northern Ireland and Poland at Windsor Park in March. |
| A number of migrant families subsequently decided to leave their homes. | A number of migrant families subsequently decided to leave their homes. |