LVF stands down as bloody loyalist feud ends

THE leadership of the Loyalist Volunteer Force last night ordered all its military units to stand down.

LVF stands down as bloody loyalist feud ends
Mon, 31 Oct, 2005 - 00:00
Paul O’Hare

The move, which takes effect from midnight, is a direct response to the IRA’s decision to decommission its weapons arsenal.

It also followed a formal end to the feud between the LVF and the rival Ulster Volunteer Force.

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