Romanian families have taken refuge in a church in Belfast

Several Romanian families have taken refuge in a church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after fleeing their homes in the wake of racist attacks, police and media reports say.
The BBC reported that about 115 people, including a five-day-old girl, initially sought refuge in a single house but there were too many of them, prompting the church to offer to help.
"Police in the south Belfast area assisted several organisations in the temporary relocation of a number of families following consultation with community representatives," a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
"Families moved to a nearby church and they are being cared for by the appropriate agencies."
On Monday, a group of youths hurling bottles and making Nazi salutes had attacked an anti-racism demonstration by local residents, itself sparked by a spate of attacks on immigrant families in the area.
Jolena Flett, racial harassment adviser for the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities, told the BBC that the Romanians had also been verbally threatened and three properties had been attacked on the same day.
"There has been an issue about the families feeling unsafe in the properties they were attacked in. What we are trying to do is provide them with alternative accommodation," she said.
Malcolm Morgan, pastor at Belfast City Church in southern Belfast, said he had been happy to help.
"It is a sad indictment of our society, but hopefully we can show them a different side to Northern Ireland and a caring side to Northern Ireland," he said.
There have been racial tensions in the area ever since trouble broke out in the buildup to Northern Ireland's 3-2 win over Poland in the 2010 World Cup qualifier in the city at the end of March.