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Feuding loyalists behind bombing Loyalist feud attack 'appalling'
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Tensions between loyalists are being blamed for a pipe bomb attack on a house in County Antrim. A pipe bomb attack in County Antrim linked to a loyalist feud has been condemned as "appalling" by the Northern Ireland secretary.
The bomb bounced off a window of Andrew Logan's house at Carnhill Walk, Carrickfergus, and exploded in the back yard, close to his pet dogs. The device exploded in a yard of a house at Carnhill Walk, Carrickfergus.
No-one was injured in the attack which is being blamed on the UDA. The householder, Andrew Logan, is a member of the Beyond Conflict group which is linked to a breakaway UDA faction in south east Antrim.
Mr Logan, a member of Beyond Conflict, a group which is linked to a breakaway UDA faction in south east Antrim, has said he will not be moving out. However, a group linked to the mainstream UDA said that organisation had nothing to do with it.
He said he had been watching television when the device was thrown. Mr Logan said he had been watching television when the device was thrown. He is refusing to leave his home.
"It nearly killed my two dogs. My dog is about to have pups any day now. She is spooked," he said."It nearly killed my two dogs. My dog is about to have pups any day now. She is spooked," he said.
"I have lived here all my life, grew up, got on with everybody."I have lived here all my life, grew up, got on with everybody.
"These guys... are not even from the area.""These guys... are not even from the area."
NI Secretary Shaun Woodward said he understood concerns about funding a loyalist initiative if violence continues.
He was referring to an ultimatum issued by Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie on 10 August, when she gave the UDA 60 days to begin decommissioning or else the funding would stop.
Shaun Woodward said he was appalled by the latest attack
Mr Woodward told the BBC: "You have to understand that those communities that have been in the grip of this kind of paramilitary activity need help to get out of it.
"What Margaret has got to do... is make a decision about whether there is a better way of using that money. I respect Margaret looking for an answer to this."
Residents said children were playing in the Castlemara estate near where the device exploded.Residents said children were playing in the Castlemara estate near where the device exploded.
It was the latest in a series of incidents blamed on tensions between the mainstream UDA and a faction based in south-east Antrim.It was the latest in a series of incidents blamed on tensions between the mainstream UDA and a faction based in south-east Antrim.
The Beyond Conflict group says that it helps former members of the UDA to move away from conflict.The Beyond Conflict group says that it helps former members of the UDA to move away from conflict.
Alliance assembly member Sean Neeson said this latest incident was causing fear in the community. However, Frankie Gallagher from the Ulster Political Research Group - which gives political analysis to the UDA - said it was not responsible.
He said recent violence in Carrickfergus was the result of the UDA's attempts to deal with crime.