Patsy McGlone 10th August 2010

McGlone condemns Cookstown device

SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has condemned a device left at Sweep Road in Cookstown on Tuesday morning.

He said: “I utterly condemn this latest security alert and the pain and anguish it has inflicted on not only those targeted but also the Cookstown community.

“A number of homes and premises in the Glenavon Gardens area, including a nursery, had to be evacuated this morning causing a large amount of worry and disruption to the local community.

“Campaigns of violence and intimidation had no justification in the past and have no justification now. We cannot allow another generation of victims to be created by those with no regard for the future of this country or its people.

“The thoughts and prayers of the entire Cookstown community are with the victims of this outrage.”
 

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