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70 guns discovered in city house 80 recovered guns 'linked to UVF'
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Seventy guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been found by police in a loyalist area of north Belfast. More than 80 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been found by police in a loyalist area of Belfast.
The discovery was made as part of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in the north of the city at the weekend. Police officers went to the Ballysillan area of north Belfast to investigate the death of a man at the weekend. It is believed he took his own life.
In follow-up searches of his house, the guns and ammunition were discovered. In follow-up searches of his house, more than 70 guns - mostly handguns - and ammunition were discovered.
A smaller number of guns was also seized from a lock-up premises in the greater Belfast area. It is believed the guns are linked to the UVF. About 10 more guns were seized from a nearby lock-up premises. The guns are thought to be linked to the UVF.
All the weapons have been removed for examination and police inquiries are continuing. All the weapons have been removed for examination and police inquiries.
It is understood the man's death is not being treated as suspicious. The UVF announced last year that it was putting its weapons beyond reach.
BBC Northern Ireland security correspondent Vincent Kearney said UVF sources could not confirm the weapons belonged to the organisation.
Billy Hutchinson, a member of the PUP who has represented the UVF at meetings with the international decommissioning body, said he hoped to make a full statement later.
Senior UDA sources have said the weapons do not belong to them.