This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/6966493.stm

The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 2 Version 3
Man in 'tar and feather' attack Man in 'tar and feather' attack
(30 minutes later)
A man was subjected to a so-called 'tarring and feathering' attack in south Belfast on Sunday.A man was subjected to a so-called 'tarring and feathering' attack in south Belfast on Sunday.
It is thought the attack was carried out by two men wearing balaclavas as a crowd including women and children looked on.It is thought the attack was carried out by two men wearing balaclavas as a crowd including women and children looked on.
The victim was made to wear a placard reading 'I'm a drug dealing scum bag'.The victim was made to wear a placard reading 'I'm a drug dealing scum bag'.
Colin Halliday of the UPRG, the political wing of the UDA, speaking in the Belfast Telegraph, described the incident as "a community reaction". Frankie Gallagher of the UPRG, the political wing of the UDA, said the paramilitary grouping was not involved in the attack.
"It was not a UDA punishment attack," he said. Mr Gallagher said that "local people had gone to the UDA to ask them to sort it out", but that it told them to go to the police.
"There was a lot of anger within the community as nobody wants a drug dealer in their midst. He claims that the police then failed to act on information passed on and that people in the area decided to take the matter into their own hands.
"There were people baying for blood but that's not the way things are done now." However, Alliance leader David Ford said: "Despite denials from the UPRG, most people will find it very hard to believe that the UDA was not involved in this despicable act."
The attack happened in south Belfast
Northern Ireland's Social Development Margaret Ritchie said that this type of incident had "no place in a civilised society".Northern Ireland's Social Development Margaret Ritchie said that this type of incident had "no place in a civilised society".
Despite denials from the UPRG, most people will find it very hard to believe that the UDA was not involved in this despicable act David Ford
"If the UDA is involved it is a stark demonstration of the thuggery and violence which I made clear has to end if the funding to the CTI (Conflict Transformation Initiative) project is to continue," she continued."If the UDA is involved it is a stark demonstration of the thuggery and violence which I made clear has to end if the funding to the CTI (Conflict Transformation Initiative) project is to continue," she continued.
Ms Ritchie's direct rule predecessor initiated the £1.2m scheme which aimed to encourage redevelopment in loyalist communities through the UDA aligned UPRG.Ms Ritchie's direct rule predecessor initiated the £1.2m scheme which aimed to encourage redevelopment in loyalist communities through the UDA aligned UPRG.
On 10 August, Ms Ritchie said she would withdraw support from the project unless there was clear evidence of decommissioning and reduced criminality.On 10 August, Ms Ritchie said she would withdraw support from the project unless there was clear evidence of decommissioning and reduced criminality.
Alliance leader David Ford said: "Despite denials from the UPRG, most people will find it very hard to believe that the UDA was not involved in this despicable act."
No traceNo trace
Although the police was made aware of the incident by the time officers arrived in the loyalist estate, neither the victim or his attackers could be found.Although the police was made aware of the incident by the time officers arrived in the loyalist estate, neither the victim or his attackers could be found.
"A report of an incident in Finwood Park, Taughmonagh, was received shortly after 10.10pm on Sunday evening," a spokesman said."A report of an incident in Finwood Park, Taughmonagh, was received shortly after 10.10pm on Sunday evening," a spokesman said.