10/10/2017

Two Men Released Over Threats To Catholic Families

Two men have been released from police custody after they were arrested under the Terroism Act.

The men, aged 37 and 40, were detained on suspicion of being members of a banned organisation, namely the UVF.

The arrests were made after four Catholic families were forced to leave their homes in the Cantrell Close area in east Belfast after receiving threats.

The PSNI said the pair had been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

(CD/JP)

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