PSNI rules out involvement of loyalist paramilitaries in orchestrating violence

Youths fire fireworks at the PSNI on the Springfield road, during further unrest in Belfast. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA

The PSNI has ruled out the involvement of loyalist paramilitary groups in orchestrating the violence seen in Northern Ireland in recent days.

It follows a statement from the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC), an umbrella group representing the UVF, UDA and Red Hand Commando, that none of its groups were involved in rioting “either directly or indirectly”.