West Belfast: Fire service in attendance at 5G mast blaze
"This will only cause more issues for local residents who will lose even more phone signal," he added.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said a fire at a mast on the Stewartstown Road on Wednesday, and a fire on a different mast at an industrial estate in Dunmurry on Saturday were both deliberate.Maskey said the attacks "are causing serious harm to our community and putting lives at risk"."Those involved in targeting vital infrastructure in west Belfast must end this reckless and destructive behaviour."He said his party "completely condemn these attacks. They must end now".
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