Gerry Adams says dissidents ‘at war’ with nationalist community

Sinn Féin leader speaking after hunger strike posters defaced and bonfires in Derry and Belfast

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has accused dissident republicans of being ‘at war’ with the nationalist community and challenged them to enter into dialogue in order to end their violence. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has accused dissident republicans of being ‘at war’ with the nationalist community and challenged them to enter into dialogue in order to end their violence. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

The Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has accused dissident republicans of being “at war” with the nationalist community and challenged them to enter into dialogue in order to end their violence.

Mr Adams made his comments in west Belfast on Tuesday after a number of recent incidents where dissidents were blamed for threatening members of Féile an Phobail, the West Belfast Festival, currently running in west Belfast.

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