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24/11/2008
Shoukri Death, 'Not Suspicious'
A former leading UDA figure has died suddenly.
Thirty-four-year-old Ihab Shoukri died in Newtownabbey on Saturday night after what it is believed to have been a drug overdose.
Police have confirmed that the body of a man believed to be the north Belfast terror boss was found over the weekend at a house in the Grainon Way area of Newtownabbey.
It is understood there were no early signs of a suspicious death
Shoukri, originally from the Westland estate, was jailed for 15 months in June after admitting being a member of the UDA and supporting it.
He was later released in a matter of weeks because of the amount of time he had spent in prison while awaiting trial.
He had been arrested along with a number of other men at a north Belfast bar where a UDA 'show of strength' was being planned.
Ihab Shoukri and his brother Andre were expelled from the UDA two years ago after setting up a breakaway faction in south east Antrim after the faction had been accused of involvement in widespread criminality, including drug dealing.
Ihab Shoukri then took over leadership of the breakaway-group in November last year after his brother was also jailed - for nine years - on charges including blackmail and intimidation.
(BMcC)
Thirty-four-year-old Ihab Shoukri died in Newtownabbey on Saturday night after what it is believed to have been a drug overdose.
Police have confirmed that the body of a man believed to be the north Belfast terror boss was found over the weekend at a house in the Grainon Way area of Newtownabbey.
It is understood there were no early signs of a suspicious death
Shoukri, originally from the Westland estate, was jailed for 15 months in June after admitting being a member of the UDA and supporting it.
He was later released in a matter of weeks because of the amount of time he had spent in prison while awaiting trial.
He had been arrested along with a number of other men at a north Belfast bar where a UDA 'show of strength' was being planned.
Ihab Shoukri and his brother Andre were expelled from the UDA two years ago after setting up a breakaway faction in south east Antrim after the faction had been accused of involvement in widespread criminality, including drug dealing.
Ihab Shoukri then took over leadership of the breakaway-group in November last year after his brother was also jailed - for nine years - on charges including blackmail and intimidation.
(BMcC)
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Ihab Shoukri back in jail
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Judge grants bail to Ihab Shoukri
The High Court has today granted bail to Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri. However the judge, Mr Justice Weatherup, refused to consider documents claiming that he was a leading member of a loyalist paramilitary organisation and ordered him to live in England due to a number of death threats issued against him.
Judge grants bail to Ihab Shoukri
The High Court has today granted bail to Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri. However the judge, Mr Justice Weatherup, refused to consider documents claiming that he was a leading member of a loyalist paramilitary organisation and ordered him to live in England due to a number of death threats issued against him.
27 November 2008
Shoukri Buried Despite Bomb Hoax
The funeral of north Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri was delayed earlier today because of security alerts. The PSNI said this afternoon that both the security scares, one near where the 34-year-old was later buried at Carnmoney Cemetery, and another close to the funeral church, were both hoaxes.
Shoukri Buried Despite Bomb Hoax
The funeral of north Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri was delayed earlier today because of security alerts. The PSNI said this afternoon that both the security scares, one near where the 34-year-old was later buried at Carnmoney Cemetery, and another close to the funeral church, were both hoaxes.
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