More than 100 Romanian Gypsies people who fled their homes in south Belfast have been moved to a leisure centre.
The group of about 20 families spent Tuesday night in a church hall after a spate of racist attacks on their homes.
Police have said they do not believe paramilitaries were involved in orchestrating the attacks.
The attacks were condemned by Prime Minister Gordon Brown who said he hoped the authorities would take all action necessary to protect the families.
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who has met with the families, said the attacks were a “totally shameful episode”.
These gypsies are called “Romanians” by the political correct media, but they are in fact gypsies from India which migrated to Romania some centuries ago. By all means they are not Romanians. Romanians are white European people.
“We need a collective effort to face down these criminals in society who are quite clearly intent on preying on vulnerable women and children,” he said.
The police have met Belfast City Council and social services to discuss how best to care for those affected by the attacks.
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