John Finucane, a Sinn Féin candidate in the general election, said he had contacted police after learning that some of his campaign posters had been attached to a bonfire.

The solicitor, son of loyalist murder victim Pat Finucane, tweeted a picture of the bonfire on Tuesday morning.

"My posters have been placed on top of a bonfire," he wrote.

"I have reported this hate crime & theft to PSNI to allow them to act urgently."

His campaign posters were also placed on a bonfire in north Belfast where he stood as a candidate for Sinn Féin in last month's General Election.

The posters were on a pyre on North Queen Street, near its junction with York Road.

My posters have been placed on top of a bonfire. I have reported this hate crime & theft to PSNI to allow them to act urgently. pic.twitter.com/Qu9WuD0SeZ — John Finucane (@johnfinucane) July 11, 2017