DUP mayor defends response to Portadown race attack

A Democratic Unionist mayor today defended his response to racial attacks in his area after he was urged to take a stronger line.

Mon, 08 Nov, 2004 - 14:35

A Democratic Unionist mayor today defended his response to racial attacks in his area after he was urged to take a stronger line.

Craigavon Mayor David Simpson disputed Sinn Féin claims that his response to a petrol bomb attack on a Portuguese family in Portadown on Saturday night was minimalist.

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