Adair allies remain loyal

BR>SUPPORTERS of Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair yesterday defied Ulster Defence Association demands they should withdraw support for the jailed loyalist terror boss.

As the bitter feud between Mr Adair’s faction in the UDA and the organisation’s leadership continued, a statement from his battalion in west Belfast said they would meet any attacks with “a measured military response”.

The statement from the west Belfast based Second Battalion C Company of the Ulster Freedom Fighters said: “In response to the statement by the so-called main stream UDA/UFF, we the Second Battalion C Company are determined to resist any interference in our affairs or threats against our officers and members.

“As such, any acts of aggression towards C Company personnel will be met with a measured military response against the aggressors,” the statement read. Johnny Adair’s C Company has been blamed for the murders of south Antrim UDA Brigadier John Gregg and another member of the organisation, Robert Carson, who were shot in Belfast on Saturday as they returned from a Glasgow Rangers match.

Mr Carson, a 33-year-old father of one, was buried yesterday at Carnmoney cemetery after a funeral service at his family home.

A taxi driver hi in the docklands shooting is still seriously ill.