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FOUR MEN ARE being questioned by police in Northern Ireland on suspicion of loyalist paramilitary activity.
The suspects were detained on Donegall Road in south Belfast last night. The incident, which occurred after officers stopped their car, has been referred to the Police Ombudsman as a shot was discharged by a member of the PSNI.
The men are still being questioned at the Serious Crime Suite in Antrim. Detectives have issued an appeal for information and want anyone who saw any unusual activity in the area at about 8pm last night to contact them.
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No doubt Unionist leaders will stay quiet.
“Suspicious loyalist activity,” aren’t they the murder-squads controlled by Special Branch and MI5/MI6?
Every time a loyalist paramilitary is charged it always comes out that they were working as an agent of the Special Branch or the military in the North. You can’t even become responsible for buying the Coffee for UVF meetings without being a Special Branch asset. It is also why the Loyalists never killed members for being informers, everyone one was on the payroll.
It won’t be too long before Patrick Lyons is along to somehow blame SF for this!
He’s not been bailed yet!
A shot was fired not even a number “a” shot was fired ….. mean while in Murica “I was like … pew pew pew pew pew “
The UVF and UFF between them have thousands of paramilitary members. In East Belfast alone there is over a 1000 members.
These are org’s signed up to the Good Friday Agreement.
Why is their no pressure or demand for them to stand down. I understand the Unionist politicians need them for getting the vote out and putting pressure on the streets but why no media demand, no demand from Dublin or London.
PIRA are gone 6 years why are the paramilitary forces of Unionism not doing the same.
Do you really believe PIRA are gone?
Yes. The British believe, the Irish state believes it, the PSNI believe it, the Guards believe it, the DUP believe it. All international monitors believe it.
Loyalists do not but they are so paranoid and self-isolated that it is pointless to even convince them. How do you reason with them?
Living on foreign land would make one Paranoid. The land they come from Scotland will become independent very soon. What will they do then. No Union…..No Flag.
Guards?
Do you mean An Garda Síochána?
You know what he meant, don’t be a sh1thead.
It’s factually incorrect. But then after seeing your charming comment it’s hardly surprising that that’s lost on you.
Aireach. Don’t be so socially maladjusted.
In East Belfast a PSNI man is a rare sight. It has been handed over to the UVF and their 1000 members there under the Brigadier known as the “Beast from the East”.
It is time that Loyalist Paramilitaries are taken on and broken up rather than having a blind eye turned to them most of the time. This is great to see but it is quiet unusual for it to happen.
They must need some new assets, therefore the arrests.
Pity the bullet missed
Good work by the police.
Would the real Patrick Lyons please stand up
More importantly, why isn’t more work being done by leaders in the Republic, convincing the Unionist community that a united Ireland isn’t the doomsday scenario they’ve all been raised to believe? Why don’t we use prominent successful Protestant people in the South to aid in this charm offensive? Whilst we’re at it the Dublin Government should be making provision in the Constitution of Ireland, safeguarding the Unionist people’s right to preserve their history & culture in a 32 County Ireland.
Probably because they cannot afford it right now.
Shinners won’t like this the police are supposed to be colluding with loyalists- scratch the head time for the propaganda machine in SF. Just keep the heat of Gerry is the official strategy from the SF army council. Disgusting
On behalf of the sane…what crap are you talking?
No that was years ago. The psnira as the loyalists call them are all ‘taigs’ out to get the pul community. Give them pul lads a taste of heavy handed policing and rubber bullets for a few years.
@tankthewank. G’wan outa that ya gombeen ya.
for once reading the comment section on the journal doesnt make me sick and ashamed to be irish,i was begining to think ye were all west brits !!!
Shame
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