Images of ‘sinister’ masked men patrolling Belfast streets investigated by police
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police in Northern Ireland are investigating an incident in Belfast where a gang of at least 24 masked men were reported to have been patrolling streets in the city. Video and images posted to social media appear to show a group of men mostly dressed in black, wearing hats and with their faces covered walking through the Pitt Park area of east Belfast, about a mile-and-a-half from the city centre. In a Tuesday night statement, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said: “Police responded to reports of suspicious masked men in the vicinity of the Newtownards Road in east Belfast, this afternoon. Officers attended and enquiries are continuing.” Local Democratic Unionist Party MP Gavin Robinson said that there had been a number of "worrying incidents" in east Belfast in past few weeks.
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