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Ulster loyalist shot dead in Belfast | Ulster loyalist shot dead in Belfast |
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An Ulster loyalist has been shot dead in Belfast. The fatal shooting occurred in the Ballysillan area of north Belfast at about 9.50pm on Sunday night. | |
It is understood that the killing is connected to a feud within the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the loyalist paramilitary organisation. | |
There have been violent clashes in recent months between the two rival UDA factions with the trouble centred on Carrickfergus on the East Antrim coast outside Belfast. | |
The victim has been named locally as John “Bonzer” Boland. | The victim has been named locally as John “Bonzer” Boland. |