Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney taken off stage at peace event in Belfast after security alert
KUMASI, 25th March, (Futball Surgery)– Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney taken off stage at peace event in Belfast after bomb alert.
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The minister was speaking at an event on the Northern Ireland peace process when the building was evacuated. He said that he is “shocked and frustrated that someone has been attacked”.
Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney was taken off stage by officials during a speech in Belfast on Friday after a security alert.
The event organiser said a suspect device was discovered in a hijacked van in the car park of the venue, according to Reuters.
Mr Coveney left the stage in a hurry and responding to the security alert on Twitter, he wrote: “In Belfast with @Humefoundation to honour John & Pat’s legacy of peace for all communities.
“Saddened & frustrated that someone has been attacked & victimised in this way and my thoughts are with him & his family.”
The event was organised by the John and Pat Hume Foundation and Sky News understands that Mr Coveney was five minutes into his address before his detail escorted him off the premises and the rest of the attendees were evacuated from the back of the building.
Tim Attwood, the chair of the foundation, told Sky News that the incident is “very frustrating for the local community and there may have been a funeral that was cut short”.
“It’s very disconcerting that an important event on the theme of building common ground, which is seeking to build relationships in northern Ireland was ended suddenly by a bomb alert.
“This is the first physical event the foundation is hosting in Northern Ireland because of COVID. The days of violence or threats of violence are long gone.
“The Pat Hume Foundation is committed to the values of peace and we continue our journey of peace and reconciliation.”
Police said they were currently “in attendance of a security alert at the Crumlin Road area of north Belfast this morning”, as they advised motorists to “avoid the area and seek alternative main routes for their journey”.
The foreign minister was speaking at The Houben Centre to address the Building Common Ground.
John Finucane, who is an MP North Belfast, said the incident is “disgraceful” and those behind the “van hijacking have no place in society”.
“While they try to bring back the past, we will keep working for the future,” he wrote on Twitter.
The Police Service for Northern Ireland said: “Police are currently in attendance of a security alert at the Crumlin Road area of North Belfast this morning.
“Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternative main routes for their journey.”
