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| Police say attack on St Patrick's Church, Dungannon, hate crime | Police say attack on St Patrick's Church, Dungannon, hate crime |
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| Police have said they are treating an attack on a Catholic church in County Tyrone as a hate crime. | Police have said they are treating an attack on a Catholic church in County Tyrone as a hate crime. |
| Graffiti was daubed on St Patrick's Church on the Killyman Road in Dungannon some time overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. | Graffiti was daubed on St Patrick's Church on the Killyman Road in Dungannon some time overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. |
| Police said their enquiries are continuing. | Police said their enquiries are continuing. |
| Anyone with information is asked to contact police at Dungannon on the 101 non-emergency number or Crimestoppers. | Anyone with information is asked to contact police at Dungannon on the 101 non-emergency number or Crimestoppers. |
| SDLP councillor Denise Mullen said it was "a disgusting and appalling act of vandalism". | SDLP councillor Denise Mullen said it was "a disgusting and appalling act of vandalism". |
| "Whoever is responsible for this should be ashamed," she said. | "Whoever is responsible for this should be ashamed," she said. |
| "To carry out a thuggish act like this on a place of worship is cowardly and, really, it is an attack on the community." | "To carry out a thuggish act like this on a place of worship is cowardly and, really, it is an attack on the community." |
| Sinn Féin MLA Bronwyn McGahan condemned the attack. | Sinn Féin MLA Bronwyn McGahan condemned the attack. |
| "All places of worship, regardless of the denomination, should be treated with respect," she said. | "All places of worship, regardless of the denomination, should be treated with respect," she said. |
| Disappointment | |
| "I'm sure the entire local community will condemn this attack and I hope that it won't impact on the positive community relations in the area." | "I'm sure the entire local community will condemn this attack and I hope that it won't impact on the positive community relations in the area." |
| DUP councillor Kim Ashton said the local community would be "very disappointed" by what had happened. | |
| "It's certainly something I want to take the opportunity to completely condemn those that have been responsible for putting this graffiti on the church," she said. | |
| "No church, regardless of what faith it represents should be subject to these type of attacks within our community." |