UVF men patrolling east Belfast as loyalist feud deepens

Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force are openly patrolling the Garnerville area of east Belfast today as part of a deepening feud with the rival Loyalist Volunteer Force.

Yesterday, armed and masked UVF men forced several families with LVF links to leave the area.

Several dozen paramilitaries are standing around openly in the area today, presumably to prevent those families from returning to their homes.

The PSNI has insisted that it is doing what it can to keep the peace and a police helicopter is monitoring the situation.