| From Unity, 7 March 2009 |
There’s no going backPeople in Antrim are still coming to terms with the criminal attack on Massereene Barracks on Saturday night. The shooting has left two dead, with one critically injured. The injured include two pizza-delivery workers, one a 31-year-old Polish worker, the other a local nineteen-year-old, Anthony Watson, from Parkhall estate. Anthony had only recently started working at Domino’s Pizza in the town, when he and his Polish workmate were gunned down in the “Real IRA” attack.On Sunday morning a large crowd from all sections of the local community gathered in a show of collective respect, to show their abhorrence at the attack and their determination that the attack would not polarise the community or undermine the good work that has been possible since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Local politicians were unanimous in condemning the shootings and added that there was no going back to the conflict of the past. Several local workers voiced their disgust that a minority were trying to shoot people back into conflict. One local woman said: “They even shot the pizza guys, who were only out working to pay the bills. I think it’s a disgrace that they’re shooting anybody at all, but it seems that all of us are targets to them.” Community workers will be working hard to diffuse any local tensions arising from the attack and to keep up work that has been successful locally in building cross-community relations. |
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