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| Man in 'tar and feather' attack | |
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| 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". | Colin Halliday of the UPRG, the political wing of the UDA, speaking in the Belfast Telegraph, described the incident as "a community reaction". |
| "It was not a UDA punishment attack," he said. | "It was not a UDA punishment attack," he said. |
| "There was a lot of anger within the community as nobody wants a drug dealer in their midst. | "There was a lot of anger within the community as nobody wants a drug dealer in their midst. |
| "There were people baying for blood but that's not the way things are done now." | "There were people baying for blood but that's not the way things are done now." |
| 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." | 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." |
| 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. |