Police treating Coleraine incident as hate crime
![McAuley Multimedia 20th September 2015...Graffiti on the wall at the Salvation community church on Ballycastle road in Coleraine .It appeared at the weakend saying 'No refugees welcome' a clear message for refugees that may be located in Coleraine.PICTURE STEVEN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULITMEDIA](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/legacy_oak_75770440.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![McAuley Multimedia 20th September 2015...Graffiti on the wall at the Salvation community church on Ballycastle road in Coleraine .It appeared at the weakend saying 'No refugees welcome' a clear message for refugees that may be located in Coleraine.PICTURE STEVEN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULITMEDIA](/img/placeholder.png)
Police are treating graffiti daubed on a wall in Coleraine saying ‘no refugees welcome’ as a hate crime.
The graffiti was sprayed on a wall of the Salvation community church on the Ballycastle Road.
Inspector Donna Bowden said: “We are treating the matter as a hate crime.
“Anyone with any information that may assist our investigation is asked to call police on the non-emergency 101 number. Or you can contact Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555 111.”