Police are investigating an attack on the home of another Romanian family in Belfast.
It follows the attacks by racists on around 20 families in the city, which forced more than 100 Romanians out of their homes.
A spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said nobody was injured in the latest incident, which happened in the east of the city at around 11pm.
“There was an incident last night of criminal damage to a property which is being investigated as a hate crime,” he said, adding that a window was smashed in the attack.
Northern Ireland Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie said: “Very sadly we have seen another attack on a Romanian family in east Belfast last night.
“All of this raises very fundamental questions about the type of society we want to develop and create in Northern Ireland some 15 years after the ceasefire.”
She continued: “Northern Ireland is still deeply divided, deeply segregated. People in urban areas here in Belfast live in divided communities.
“There is an urgent need for all government departments across the spectrum to develop a shared future that is an integrated society. The process of reconciliation and healing must start. And we must become a welcoming community.”
Romania’s consul general is to hold high-level meetings in Northern Ireland over the attacks.
Dr Mihai Delcea intervened when his countrymen fled to emergency accommodation in Belfast.
A church hall and leisure centre were used to provide temporary refuge for those left homeless, while donated food and blankets poured in from members of the community.
It is understood accommodation in the south Belfast area is being made available for one week.
Dr Delcea will meet Ms Ritchie at the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.
Police have said they do not believe paramilitaries were involved in orchestrating the attacks that were condemned by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and local politicians.
ITN
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