UDA gang flees North after failed coup

A leading member of the Ulster Defence Association who apparently tried to take over the organisation in north Belfast has been forced to flee the North with a number of his associates.

The man apparently tried to overthrow the current UDA leader in the north of the city, but failed to do so.

A number of houses and businesses in the Ballysillan and Glenbryn areas were attacked yesterday in the culmination of the attempted putsch, but the man in charge was outnumbered and faced down and has now left the North along with his supporters.