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The so-called "New IRA" is the leading Republican dissident group orchestrating riots and attempts to badbadinate police officers in Derry, said PSNI leader George Hamilton.
He added that members of other extremist dissident organizations also participated in six consecutive nights of violence at Derry's Bogside. Police said two explosive devices and 74 Molotov badtails were thrown at officers Thursday night, in the hours following the organization of the Orange Order parades on July 12. . The PSNI said it was a "miracle" that no officer was injured. Three people were arrested, one suspected of attempted murder, and the riot police fired four batons during unrest in the Republican district
. Friday to give people on both sides of the community the opportunity to express their collective opposition to disorder.
"The Question of Time"
Speaking after being briefed by local commanders in Derry, Mr. Hamilton warned that "We believe that violent dissident Republican groups are behind all this, they will use all the excuses that they can to cause unrest and for young people to engage in violence against them. "We believe that there are members of a variety of dissident groups in this mess – the so-called new IRA is probably the main group b Behind this mess and behind these threats to the police and these lethal attacks on the police
"If this continues, it is only a question long before a police officer or a child or youth involved in this violence is seriously injured or worse "
The majority of the missiles were directed against police stationed on the city walls overlooking the Bogside and Fahan Street leading to downtown.
Hooded
Large groups of hooded young men lined the streets of Bogside from 9 pm, carrying Molotov badtails in bags before lighting a campfire at the bottom of an overflight busy, with the intention of attracting police in the region
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He says those who were behind the violence were trying to lure the police.
"We do not want to fight with anyone, we use balanced judges, when do we go and when should we stay out and are operational decisions made on a regular basis," he said. said. "I am not saying that we are always right but we will certainly not tolerate illegality, we will pursue those who break the law and will take them to court."
Mary Lou McDonald, president of Sinn Féin, who had talks with community leaders in Derry on Friday, said the rioters would not break the people of Bogside. She said the dissidents were on the "road to nowhere" and rejected any suggestion that they were real Republicans.
"This is a deliberate strategy of those who denigrate as dissidents to deceive children and cause fear. "
" Sentenced "
In a Twitter post, DUP leader Arlene Foster said," Truly disturbing scenes last night in Londonderry. Someone will be killed if this continues. The main leaders of the Party jointly called for an end to the riots. The police may put his life in danger. All violence must be condemned. "
There were also scenes of violence in Belfast this week, with Loyalists accused of disorder Wednesday night, and masked soldiers hijacked and burned vehicles to reduce the size of two eleventh bonfires. loyalist night
Soldiers went down Friday in the streets of Belfast to help with the clean-up operation after the bonfires of July 12. Wearing masks, the military were hired by contractors working in unmarked vehicles to remove wood and other debris from two bonfire sites in the east of the city.
Soldiers reportedly brought to Northern Ireland specifically for this task and unnamed contractors will receive sum of five digits, they were guarded by the PSNI patrols while they were doing the work.-PA
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