13 November 1997 Edition
RUC lie about bus incident
A minibus carrying 12 nursery children from Naiscoil Breandan on Belfast's Shaw's Road was stopped and held by an armed RUC patrol in Poleglass as it dropped the children off. The bus containing children whose ages range from three and four was detained for to 20 minutes.
The RUC denied the incident occurred saying they had no record of the minibus being stopped. However An Phoblacht spoke to the driver of the bus who rubbished the RUC claim and showed us the RUC order telling him to produce his insurance at Woodbourne RUC barracks. Poleglass Sinn Fein Councillor Ita Grey reacted angrily to the ``incomprehensible'' incident, saying the ``action was deliberate and clearly directed at schoolchildren learning Irish.''
She pointed out that the incident occurred as Gerry Adams was meeting British Security Minister Adam Ingram to discuss harassment by Crown Forces.
The RUC denied the incident occurred saying they had no record of the minibus being stopped. However An Phoblacht spoke to the driver of the bus who rubbished the RUC claim and showed us the RUC order telling him to produce his insurance at Woodbourne RUC barracks. Poleglass Sinn Fein Councillor Ita Grey reacted angrily to the ``incomprehensible'' incident, saying the ``action was deliberate and clearly directed at schoolchildren learning Irish.''
She pointed out that the incident occurred as Gerry Adams was meeting British Security Minister Adam Ingram to discuss harassment by Crown Forces.