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Loyalist Shoukri 'is found dead' | Loyalist Shoukri 'is found dead' |
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It is understood north Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri has died. | It is understood north Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri has died. |
Police are investigating a sudden death in Newtownabbey overnight. They have said the death is not suspicious, but it is believed to be Ihab Shoukri. | Police are investigating a sudden death in Newtownabbey overnight. They have said the death is not suspicious, but it is believed to be Ihab Shoukri. |
Shoukri, 34, originally from the Westland estate, was jailed for 15 months in June after admitting being a member of the UDA and supporting it. | Shoukri, 34, originally from the Westland estate, was jailed for 15 months in June after admitting being a member of the UDA and supporting it. |
He was arrested along with a number of other men at the Alexandra Bar in York Street in March 2006. | He was arrested along with a number of other men at the Alexandra Bar in York Street in March 2006. |
Later that year, the UDA leadership announced it had expelled Ihab Shoukri and his younger brother Andre from the organisation. | |
The sons of an Egyptian father who married a local woman, both brothers are believed to have risen through the ranks of the UDA in north Belfast before their expulsion. | The sons of an Egyptian father who married a local woman, both brothers are believed to have risen through the ranks of the UDA in north Belfast before their expulsion. |
In November 2007, Andre Shoukri was jailed for nine years for trying to extort thousands of pounds from a pub owner. |