3 LOYALIST GROUPS DITCHING WEAPONS.Byline: MIRROR REPORTER THREE loyalist paramilitary groups have started to decommission de·com·mis·sion tr.v. de·com·mis·sioned, de·com·mis·sion·ing, de·com·mis·sions To withdraw (a ship, for example) from active service. their weapons, it emerged yesterday. The UVF UVF Ulster Volunteer Force UVF St Lucia, Saint Lucia - Hewanorra (Airport Code) is understood to have destroyed a major weapons cache, along with further disarmament moves by the UDA and Red Hand Commando. The British and Irish Governments last night welcomed the news but said they had yet to receive official confirmation from the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) was established to oversee the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons in Ireland, as part of the peace process. . Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said: "If these reports were to be confirmed, what we would see would be a seismic transformation within loyalism." Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde welcomed news of weapons destruction. He added: "I think it is very significant. I think it is a step change which shows a degree of organisation and commitment that perhaps we have not seen before." FULL STORY: PAGES 6&7 CAPTION(S): PAST Armed UVF man |
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