https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg37249pxmo
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The top of a 5G mast which has been badly scorched and damaged by an arson attack. Pacemaker
A total of 18 attacks on 5G masts have taken place in the last two years, like this one in west Belfast in 2024
A fire at a 5G mast in west Belfast on Monday night is being treated as deliberate, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said.
Police received a report of the fire at about 23:50 BST at the Kilwee Business Park in the Upper Dunmurry Lane Area and firefighter extinguished the fire.
In a statement police added that "some damage was caused to electronics in a nearby building".
It follows a recent series of arson attacks on 5G masts, mostly in west Belfast, bringing the total to 18 since June 2023.
Most of the attacks took place between January 2023 and December 2024, there were 13 incidents involving masts in west Belfast, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has said.
Last month, the PSNI said they were engaging in "proactive patrolling" of 5G masts in order to "provide greater security" around these sites after another spike in attacks.
Paul Maskey is standing near a 5G mast and is looking face on. He has a bald head and wearing blue glasses and a black polo shirt with white lines on the collar.
Sinn Féin's Paul Maskey says these actions are damaging the community
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey has called the PSNI to "step up to the mark and bring those responsible to justice".
"These reckless actions are damaging our community, disconnecting people and putting lives at risk.
"It's time for those involved in these attacks to recognise the harm they are causing and to stop," he added.
'Damages vital infrastructure'
Belfast's Deputy Lord Mayor Paul Doherty, from the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), described the attack on Upper Dunmurry Lane as a "disgraceful act of destruction that put lives at risk and damages vital infrastructure".
"These attacks are becoming more frequent and more coordinated, and those behind them must be brought to justice."
"Too many people are suffering here as a result of this madness," he added.
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by Reasonable_Edge2411
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Same people doing this oblivious to the fact their home Wi-Fi router is also 5G. Plus they will complain after the fact about why their signal is bad and not put 1+1 together.
We’re doomed
Genuinely in the early days of the fuckhead apocalypse
Mallon strikes again
Hope they had their foil hats with them or they’re risking arsehole cancer…or something.
What I’m wondering, how do they light the top on fire? Surely they aren’t climbing these very cancerous, COVID spreading, microwaved braincell towers to set them on fire? Or are they?
Just WHY??
Why is it always West Belfast??
I hope these people get caught, and if they do, they will do some long jail time. This doesn’t just affect the community around them, but depending on the network, Emergency services.
I remember a fella i worked with was telling me once about the covid/cancer whatever from the 5g towers – telling me all this while he rolled a cigarette 😂😂
I can understand the conspiracy theories when these things come out initially. The 5G switch-on, a load of rumours flying around about flocks of birds dying and i get why a certain type of people buying it and get scared. Covid vaccines, kinda new pharma tech with the MRNA vaccines, I get it, if you aren’t biology literate you think its a DNA altering vaccine, I can see how the fear starts, and when you’re in that fearful headspace its not too far a leap to “Bill Gates inserted killswitch microchips in the vaccines and theyre gonna turn em on and wipe out the population”. I get that, i understand how people believe that type of thing and the journey their mind goes on to get there.
But lads, its been 5 years, birds are fine they aren’t zapped from the sky, people aren’t dropping dead in their millions, the earth isn’t getting depopulated, Soros and Gates are just some rich guys that couldn’t give a rats ass about West Belfast. How many years of no evidence whatsoever do you need before you give up on mad beliefs.
Those who claim 5G masts allow “them” to control your brain need that.
If there is really weak 5G signal in your area, your phone has to work harder to pick up and transmit data, so it turns up the power, draining your phone battery and increasing the EME output. So vandalizing 5G towers has the opposite impact to what the fuckers are hoping for. Fuckwits.
5G mobile networks use spectrum that was previously used for TV broadcasting.
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