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Londonderry bomb: Condemnation of 'pointless act of terror'

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Saturday night's bomb in Londonderry has provoked condemnation from politicians, churches and business leaders.
The PSNI said the attack may have been carried out by a dissident republican group, known as the New IRA.
Police in Derry have condemned the attack outside the city's courthouse as "unbelievably reckless".
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"The people responsible for this attack have shown no regard for the community or local businesses," Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said.
"They care little about the damage to the area and the disruption they have caused."
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley, said: "The small number of people responsible have absolutely nothing to offer Northern Ireland's future and will not prevail.
"Our voices across the political spectrum are united. This is intolerable violence and we want to look forward and build a peaceful future for all in Northern Ireland."
'Act of terror'
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) condemned what he described as a "cynical act of terror".
Leo Varadkar said the use of violence to achieve political objectives has been rejected by the people of Ireland time again and again.
The tánaiste (deputy prime minister) Simon Coveney said he "utterly" condemned the incident in a tweet, calling it a "terrorist attack".
"There is no place and no justification possible for such acts of terror, which seek to drag Northern Ireland back to violence and conflict," he wrote.
The DUP leader, Arlene Foster, also condemned the "pointless act of terror".
She said on Twitter it was carried out by people with no regard for life.
Derry's mayor John Boyle said: "I would actually like to ask the people responsible for this what it actually was that they thought they were going to achieve?
"It achieves nothing, it didn't achieve anything in the past, it didn't achieve anything right now."
His SDLP party leader, Foyle MLA Colum Eastwood, tweeted: "The constant in Irish history is the person believing they're working on the Irish people's behalf when they're actually working in direct opposition to the Irish people."
'Attention seeking'
The Sinn Féin president, Mary Lou McDonald, described the incident as "a blatant and outrageous attack on the people of Derry" accusing the bombers of "attention seeking".
"I would appeal to everybody in the community to remain firm in our collective resolve to move our politics forward and to those who are responsible - shame on you, shame on you and stop," she said.
Ulster Unionist Deputy Mayor of Derry City and Strabane, Alderman Derek Hussey, said there can be no justification for planting the bomb.
"Those who carried out this act had no thought for the safety and well-being of fellow citizens, much less the hard-pressed economy and the impact this will have on the city's businesses, nor the impression given to visitors to our area."
"This is nothing less than fascism, where violence and the threat of violence are used to terrorise people and communities, and these people need to be rejected and rooted out from our midst for the good of all."
Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said she was appalled.
"It is absolutely sickening that there are still people willing to bring violence to our streets and risk people's lives and livelihoods," she said.
"Those behind this have no excuse and no support for their actions. Neither have they anything to offer beyond their desire to cause death and destruction."
The Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Rev Ken Good, said those responsible showed a "callous disregard" for people's lives.
Colin Neill, chief executive of industry group Hospitality Ulster, said hotels and bars "have bounced back straight away".
"Derry-Londonderry is a great city and is an integral part of our tourism and hospitality offer at home and internationally and we must support it in every way we can," Mr Neill said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46940667

Wonder how the "terrorism" occurrence was missed out on this forum??

Thankfully there were no deaths or serious injuries!!
 

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Sinn Fein denounces them, that’s a laugh. How many hundreds of bombings and killings were they implicated in over the years.
 

bver_hunter

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Sinn Fein denounces them, that’s a laugh. How many hundreds of bombings and killings were they implicated in over the years.
That is like saying that the Likud Party under Begin in Israel denounced all violence after they took office, especially after they were notorious in the number of bombings they carried out during the uprising against the British Rule. Can you not understand that Sinn Fein has now signed a truce and are coexisting with the Unionists in Northern Ireland. Do you want them to cheer because there are renewed bombings??
 

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I (hopefully and wrongly) assumed this was a historical attack.

p.s. Paul Ryan wants more Irish immigrants. Guess our terrorism doesn't count.
 

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That is like saying that the Likud Party under Begin in Israel denounced all violence after they took office, especially after they were notorious in the number of bombings they carried out during the uprising against the British Rule. Can you not understand that Sinn Fein has now signed a truce and are coexisting with the Unionists in Northern Ireland. Do you want them to cheer because there are renewed bombings??
That’s like saying Gerry Adams isn’t a terrorist because he became a politician.
 

bver_hunter

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That’s like saying Gerry Adams isn’t a terrorist because he became a politician.
Yes he was a terrorist who was jailed for 3 years. He paid for his crimes as he was shot prior to going to prison. But remember that after that he himself became a victim of the counter terrorist group called the UDA where he was seriously injured.
 

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I'd say WAS a terrorist. He seems to have truly changed his stripes.
You know the old saying 'a leopard never changes its spots' . The tactics may have changed, the ideology hasn't. I've met many of these folks over the years they are full of hate and bigotry. They will never forgive the British for historical transgressions. Irish are the most stubborn people on earth. And they are like elephants - they never forget.
 

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Was anyone hurt?
 

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You know the old saying 'a leopard never changes its spots' . The tactics may have changed, the ideology hasn't. I've met many of these folks over the years they are full of hate and bigotry. They will never forgive the British for historical transgressions. Irish are the most stubborn people on earth. And they are like elephants - they never forget.
Yes, the tactic have changed and that's the point.

I doubt many directly involved in the conflict would ever change their views but if we eliminated all politicians with hateful viewpoints there wouldn't be many left. Pragmatism says that anyone who truly turns their back on terrorism should be accepted as part of the modern world. We may never forget but the vast majority of fighters have shown the willingness to move on.
 
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