Police have arrested four men after seizing eight handguns and three pipe bombs in a pre-planned operation targeting the East Belfast UVF on Friday night
Four men - aged 34, 47, 49 and 51 - have been arrested and are being questioned.
Two vehicles were also seized during the searches as well a large quantity of assorted ammunition, balaclavas and UVF flags. The searches led to two security alerts, that required homes to be evacuated in the Connswater Grove area and near the Skainos Centre.Police Service of Northern Ireland Det Ch Supt Andy Hill described the seizures were significant.
"We are really pleased about being able to take these weapons off the streets that would, we feel, have been used to harm the community," he said."The reckless storage of these explosive devices meant local police had to close the roads and evacuate residents in two separate areas of the lower Newtownards Road last night, causing disruption for local people trying to go about their business.
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