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12/10/2001
UDA linked to trouble on Shankill Road
Police came under sustained petrol bomb attack from loyalists while searching a house in the Shankill area of west Belfast.
The operation on Thursday evening sparked serious rioting on the lower Shankill Road, a stronghold of the Ulster Defence Association.
One man was arrested after a pipe bomb was discovered during the search in Shankill Terrace, which began around 6.40pm on Thursday October 11.
A police spokesman said detectives found three blank-firing pistols in the search, a quantity of ammunition, a timer power unit, £900 worth of cannabis and paramilitary-style regalia.
A police spokesman said a blast bomb, 13 petrol bombs and a variety of fireworks were thrown at officers during the operation. There were also reports of cars being hijacked and set alight.
Two officers received ear injuries when a large firework exploded at the back of their Land Rover and one soldier was taken to hospital when he was hit in the face with a missile.
Security sources and Sinn Féin have both indicated that the UDA was behind the trouble.
There were also reports of trouble in North Belfast. A blast bomb was thrown at the home of a Catholic family in North Queen Street and there were reports of shots being fired at nearby Duncairn Gardens. (AMcE)
The operation on Thursday evening sparked serious rioting on the lower Shankill Road, a stronghold of the Ulster Defence Association.
One man was arrested after a pipe bomb was discovered during the search in Shankill Terrace, which began around 6.40pm on Thursday October 11.
A police spokesman said detectives found three blank-firing pistols in the search, a quantity of ammunition, a timer power unit, £900 worth of cannabis and paramilitary-style regalia.
A police spokesman said a blast bomb, 13 petrol bombs and a variety of fireworks were thrown at officers during the operation. There were also reports of cars being hijacked and set alight.
Two officers received ear injuries when a large firework exploded at the back of their Land Rover and one soldier was taken to hospital when he was hit in the face with a missile.
Security sources and Sinn Féin have both indicated that the UDA was behind the trouble.
There were also reports of trouble in North Belfast. A blast bomb was thrown at the home of a Catholic family in North Queen Street and there were reports of shots being fired at nearby Duncairn Gardens. (AMcE)
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