07/12/2016
PSNI Probe After Rocket Launcher Footage
Police have launched an investigation after footage, which has been circulating on social media, appears to show masked men armed with rocket launchers in north Belfast.
According to the PSNI, the footage, which was recorded on a mobile phone, will "frighten and cause distress to the local community".
Alliance Justice spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA said: "The show of strength is believed to have been filmed in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. Police have said they are investigating it after it appeared on social media.
"There can be no place in our society for masked gunmen and paramilitary shows of strength. Guns do not belong on the street and I know the vast majority of people in the area will be as disgusted by this incident as I am.
"If we are to have a truly shared future and united community, this sort of unacceptable display should be consigned to the past.
"If anyone has any information on this display, I encourage them to bring it to the police immediately."
(CD/JP)
According to the PSNI, the footage, which was recorded on a mobile phone, will "frighten and cause distress to the local community".
Alliance Justice spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA said: "The show of strength is believed to have been filmed in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. Police have said they are investigating it after it appeared on social media.
"There can be no place in our society for masked gunmen and paramilitary shows of strength. Guns do not belong on the street and I know the vast majority of people in the area will be as disgusted by this incident as I am.
"If we are to have a truly shared future and united community, this sort of unacceptable display should be consigned to the past.
"If anyone has any information on this display, I encourage them to bring it to the police immediately."
(CD/JP)
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