Polish family forced to flee from home

A POLISH family have left their home after a series of attacks in Moygashel, Co Tyrone.

A POLISH family have left their home after a series of attacks in Moygashel, Co Tyrone.

Windows in three houses were broken and a car was vandalised over the weekend.

The family, which included a four-year-old boy, decided to leave because of the attacks and a note warning the targeted foreign families that they must leave the area. Police want to speak to two youths.

Tom Elliott of the UUP said the prospect of racist hate crimes spreading from Belfast to other areas was deeply worrying.

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Gerry Moriarty

Gerry Moriarty

Gerry Moriarty is the former Northern editor of The Irish Times