Tribal conflict is not sectarianism

THE brutal killing of Michael McIlveen in Ballymena is an unspeakable tragedy.

However, I want to take issue with the fact that the PSNI and the media describe the killing as “sectarian”, thus implying a religious motive for the attack.

This, I believe, is a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation.

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