14/06/2002
Loyalist Commission pledge no 'first strikes'
Loyalist paramilitaries have vowed not to start violence at sectarian flashpoints throughout Belfast.
Members of the Loyalist Commission, an umbrella group representing loyalist paramilitaries, church leaders and politicians, pledged an end to loyalist 'first strikes' at interface areas.
The anticipated news, which had been postponed from Thursday evening, comes in the wake of the worst scenes of sectarian rioting seen on Belfast’s streets in a number of years.
It had been speculated that the Commission members would agree that violence would be held in check if loyalist areas were not attacked first by nationalists.
The Commission made a fresh call on nationalist representatives in turn to use their influence to reciprocate the agreement.
The loyalist umbrella group includes members of the three main loyalist paramilitary groups - the Ulster Volunteer Force, Red Hand Commando and the Ulster Defence Association, and in the past political leaders and church leaders have also taken part in talks with the Commission.
(AMcE/SP)
Members of the Loyalist Commission, an umbrella group representing loyalist paramilitaries, church leaders and politicians, pledged an end to loyalist 'first strikes' at interface areas.
The anticipated news, which had been postponed from Thursday evening, comes in the wake of the worst scenes of sectarian rioting seen on Belfast’s streets in a number of years.
It had been speculated that the Commission members would agree that violence would be held in check if loyalist areas were not attacked first by nationalists.
The Commission made a fresh call on nationalist representatives in turn to use their influence to reciprocate the agreement.
The loyalist umbrella group includes members of the three main loyalist paramilitary groups - the Ulster Volunteer Force, Red Hand Commando and the Ulster Defence Association, and in the past political leaders and church leaders have also taken part in talks with the Commission.
(AMcE/SP)
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