Refugees who live and own businesses in area affected by violence fear it has exposed underbelly of hostility
Omar al-Garady, a 35-year-old from Yemen, stands outside the ruins of a supermarket in Belfast. He said he no longer felt secure in the city.Omar al-Garady, a 35-year-old from Yemen, stands outside the ruins of a supermarket in Belfast. He said he no longer felt secure in the city.mar al-Garady stood on the pavement gazing at the ruins of the supermarket where his family used to buy halal chicken and rice.
The mob that rampaged through this patch of Belfast last Saturday, and again on Monday, involved a few hundred people, a tiny minority of residents. But some of the immigrants and refugees who were targeted are fearful that the hostility goes wide and deep. Police believe that paramilitary groups are contributing to the violence. It does not help that the Police Service of Northern Ireland is overstretched; the force is supposed to have 7,500 officers but has just 6,300.
Adam’s partner said some immigrants were welcome. “I respect the Asians, they work hard and respect us. But if you’re here just taking things for free, well, what do you expect?” That people had targeted businesses that created jobs left her unmoved.
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