Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness addresses the media before meeting the Romanian families at the Ozone Leisure Centre in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2009. Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness rapped "racist criminals" Wednesday who forced over 100 Romanians to seek refuge in a church hall after a series of attacks. The families, including one with a five-day-old baby girl, spent Tuesday night in the Belfast hall after the situation climaxed with an attack on an anti-racism rally Monday when youths made Nazi salutes and threw bottles. McGuinness said the attackers were "racist criminals" who he wanted to see arrested and taken to court. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness addresses the media before meeting the Romanian families at the Ozone Leisure Centre in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2009. Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness rapped "racist criminals" Wednesday who forced over 100 Romanians to seek refuge in a church hall after a series of attacks. The families, including one with a five-day-old baby girl, spent Tuesday night in the Belfast hall after the situation climaxed with an attack on an anti-racism rally Monday when youths made Nazi salutes and threw bottles. McGuinness said the attackers were "racist criminals" who he wanted to see arrested and taken to court.

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