Hooded child armed with a slash-hook appears in 'call-out' video

Traveller advocates have expressed deep concern about the appearance of a child, wearing a balaclava and armed with a slash-hook, issuing violent threats in a so-called 'call-out' video.
A screenshot from the video
A screenshot from the video

Traveller advocates have expressed deep concern about the appearance of a child, wearing a balaclava and armed with a slash-hook, issuing violent threats in a so-called 'call-out’ video.

They have appealed for calm on both sides and called on social media giants to do more to "take-down" such videos which they say incite violence.

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