Police are investigating a possible hate crime following the report of a group dressed as Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members in Newtownards, Co Down at the weekend. PSNI inspector Richard Murray said: “We received a report around 5pm yesterday, Sunday 29 October, about a group of people dressed as Ku Klux Klan members in the vicinity of Greenwell Street in the town on Saturday night (27th October). “We are also aware of images that are circulating that show people dressed as Ku Klux Klan members. “This group did not simply dress up for Halloween, rather they deliberately posed outside the prayer house in Newtownards. “Some will brand it as an inappropriate choice of Halloween costume but this should be viewed as a hate crime.

Source: The Irish Times October 29, 2018 10:07 UTC