Lebanese Solidarity Protest in Omagh

tyrone | anti-war / imperialism | news report

Wednesday August 09, 2006 19:36

by Colleen - West Tyrone Ógra Shinn Féin

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Ógra Shinn Féin raise awareness on the massacre of Lebanon

At 4.00pm today (9 August), West Tyrone Ogra Shinn Fein held a spontaneous protest in Omagh to highlight the escalating barbaric massacre of the Lebanese people. The Lebanese cannot even bury their dead with dignity as only yesterday Israeli jets bombed a funeral cortage killing 13.

Over 1000 leaflets where distributed in the County town of Tyrone to raise awarness about the barbarity and to make a stand against the atrocity. Passing cars honked their horns in support of the protest and many people passing through the town stopped to either join in with the protest or to talk to those handing out leaflets.

Local Sinn Fein Councillor Martin McColgan and Barry McElduff MLA where in attendance at the protest.

Protest outside Omagh Northern Bank

Hundreds of Lebanese people have now been butchered and this will continue to happen unhindered while the US Administration, British Government, United Nations and even the Dublin Government sit on their hands, and appease and in some cases support this 'terrorism'.

The protest was organised in solidarity with the massacred people of Lebanon and to send a clear message to the Isreali's that their barbaric slaughter of man, woman and child must end. This is one of many ÓSF actions since the start of the massacre and we intend to step up the campaign in the short time ahead. We call on the youth and people of Ireland to do likewise.

Our stance combined with that of the people, can make all the difference and send a powerful messge to those in power.

Cllr Martin McColgan and Barry McElduff MLA join protest