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25/01/2005
Loyalist feud blamed for attacks on taxi firm
A spate of attacks on taxis in north Belfast are being linked to a feud between rival loyalists it emerged today.
Last night a number of vehicles were burned at Carnan Street and Westway Gardens in Ballysillan at around 7pm.
Subsequent police searches saw officers attacked with petrol bombs however no one was injured and one arrest was made.
At the weekend a number of other taxis working for the same company, Call-A-Cab, which is partly owned by prominent loyalist Jackie Mahood, were also set alight.
It is thought the incidents may be linked to a feud between the Loyalist Volunteer Force and the rival Ulster Volunteer Force in the area.
(MB/SP)
Last night a number of vehicles were burned at Carnan Street and Westway Gardens in Ballysillan at around 7pm.
Subsequent police searches saw officers attacked with petrol bombs however no one was injured and one arrest was made.
At the weekend a number of other taxis working for the same company, Call-A-Cab, which is partly owned by prominent loyalist Jackie Mahood, were also set alight.
It is thought the incidents may be linked to a feud between the Loyalist Volunteer Force and the rival Ulster Volunteer Force in the area.
(MB/SP)
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