THERE have been calls for sectarian graffiti painted close to a bonfire flashpoint in north Belfast to be removed.
The letters KAT, which means 'Kill All Taigs', have been scrawled close to an Eleventh night bonfire at Adam Street in the Tigers Bay area.
The bonfire has been at the centre of controversy in previous years with nearby nationalist residents claiming they are forced to endure a steady stream of sectarian abuse from bonfire builders.
Residents also say that the playing of loud loyalist and rave music around the site kept them awake at night.
Last year two Stormont departments joined in a failed legal action brought by a nationalist resident seeking the bonfire's demolition before it was lit.
There were calls last night for the offensive graffiti to be removed.
Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee said both the sectarian scrawl and bonfire should go.
"The graffiti and the bonfire should be removed so that all the tension is taken out of the area and that residents of Duncairn Gardens, New Lodge and Tigers Bay are left in peace," he said.
