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Police intervene in council row | Police intervene in council row |
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Police have been called to Limavady Borough Council's offices after a meeting had to be abandoned. | Police have been called to Limavady Borough Council's offices after a meeting had to be abandoned. |
Officers were called to attend to reports of a disturbance and assault at the offices on Connell Street at about 2200 GMT on Tuesday. | Officers were called to attend to reports of a disturbance and assault at the offices on Connell Street at about 2200 GMT on Tuesday. |
It is understood a group of up to 50 protestors turned up for the meeting, where the issue of neutral spaces in council areas was being discussed. | It is understood a group of up to 50 protestors turned up for the meeting, where the issue of neutral spaces in council areas was being discussed. |
Two Sinn Fein councillors said they were abused as they left the building. | Two Sinn Fein councillors said they were abused as they left the building. |
The councillors, Anne Brolly and Marion Donaghy, said they were confronted by a crowd outside the council offices. | The councillors, Anne Brolly and Marion Donaghy, said they were confronted by a crowd outside the council offices. |
"There was a particularly nasty mood among the young men who were there," Ms Brolly said. | "There was a particularly nasty mood among the young men who were there," Ms Brolly said. |
"They spat on us and they were very vitriolic and made obscene comments and threats to us. | "They spat on us and they were very vitriolic and made obscene comments and threats to us. |
"When we got into the car one man threw a Union Jack over it and shouted obscenities at us." | "When we got into the car one man threw a Union Jack over it and shouted obscenities at us." |
Limavady mayor Edwin Stevenson said he had no hesitation in condemning what had happened, but said it was too early to discuss the removal of emblems. | |
"If Sinn Fein had really been interested in accepting everyone's culture, I think this would be much better left for a future date," he said. |