Church fears IRA organised attacks

The Presbyterian Church in Derry and Strabane fears Sinn Fein and the IRA are behind attacks on its churches and property.

The Presbyterian Church in Derry and Strabane fears Sinn Fein and the IRA are behind attacks on its churches and property.

The Rev Robert Davey, moderator of the Derry and Strabane Presbytery, thought the attacks might force church members to withdraw to areas where they felt safer, "and where their Protestant and unionist identity is not continuously being threatened".

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