A bonfire, which displayed union flags and Israel flags, was lit on Thursday night in the Bogside.
Police are treating the display of flags and banners on a bonfire in Londonderry’s Bogside as a hate crime.
“Once again, we have seen the burning of flags on bonfires – this is unacceptable, disrespectful and there is no place for these displays anywhere in our society," he said. Owners of the Meenan Square site, where the bonfire was built, say they could not find a contractor to clear the area The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it was not called out to any bonfire-related incidents in Derry on Thursday night.The police
Bonfires on 15 August are traditional in some nationalist parts of Northern Ireland to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
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