Life-size mannequins in migrant boat burn on Northern Ireland bonfire
Effigy of migrant boat burns on top of Northern Ireland bonfire
- A bonfire featuring an effigy of migrants in a boat was lit in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland, prompting a hate incident investigation.
- The pyre, which included placards reading "stop the boats" and "veterans before refugees", was one of around 300 expected to be lit across Northern Ireland ahead of the Orange Order’s annual 12 July parades.
- The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed they are investigating the bonfire as a hate incident.
- The Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, John McDowell, and Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland director, Patrick Corrigan, condemned the bonfire.
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