List of Belfast addresses being circulated with claims they are the homes of migrants
Addresses of homes where it is claimed immigrants are living are circulating online and being shared on communication apps. Police have fielded calls from a number of families, house owners, neighbours and members of the wider community.A list of approximately 25 addresses in central and south Belfast has been circulated on social media.They are “extremely distressed as a result of this reckless activity”.Details of the lists have emerged following Tuesday night’s deliberate targeting of homes where immigrants lived. Many were smashed up, some were burned.“This is unacceptable. It is putting lives at risk and has to stop,” a PSNI spokesperson said. At least one property management company has written to those people on the list, advising tenants to keep the homes safe and secure, and are providing emergency numbers. The PSNI added: “We are aware that following recent disorder some social media users are posting address details online, or sharing these through communication apps. “Highlighting properties in this way is totally unacceptable.”The police warned anyone “who shares personal information online with the intention to endanger others may be committing a criminal offence”. It added: “Any person who publishes or distributes material which is threatening or abusive may also be committing an offence. “We will be investigating any such posts which come to our attention.”Kate Nicholl MLA noted the “so-called hit list doing the rounds on social media. “I have spoken to PSNI who will be actively patrolling areas and have spoken to several people in these addresses,” she added.
