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| Shooting linked to loyalist feud | Shooting linked to loyalist feud |
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| A second attack in a County Antrim estate within days is being linked to an ongoing loyalist feud. | A second attack in a County Antrim estate within days is being linked to an ongoing loyalist feud. |
| Shots were fired through a window of a house at Glenfield Walk, Carrickfergus, early on Monday. | |
| It follows a pipe bomb attack in Castlemara the previous evening, which has also been linked to infighting. | It follows a pipe bomb attack in Castlemara the previous evening, which has also been linked to infighting. |
| No one was injured in either attack. They were the latest incidents blamed on tensions between mainstream UDA and a faction based in south-east Antrim. | No one was injured in either attack. They were the latest incidents blamed on tensions between mainstream UDA and a faction based in south-east Antrim. |
| On Saturday, a device exploded at the home of a member of the Beyond Conflict group, which is linked to a breakaway UDA faction in south east Antrim. | On Saturday, a device exploded at the home of a member of the Beyond Conflict group, which is linked to a breakaway UDA faction in south east Antrim. |
| However, a group linked to the mainstream UDA said that organisation had nothing to do with it. | However, a group linked to the mainstream UDA said that organisation had nothing to do with it. |
| The householder, Andrew Logan, said he had been watching television when the device was thrown. He is refusing to leave his home. | The householder, Andrew 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. |
| Shaun Woodward said he was appalled by the latest attack | Shaun Woodward said he was appalled by the latest attack |
| "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 the attack was "appalling". He said he understood concerns about funding a loyalist initiative if the violence continues. | NI Secretary Shaun Woodward said the attack was "appalling". He said he understood concerns about funding a loyalist initiative if the 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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." | "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." |
| Frankie Gallagher (far right) said the UDA was not behind the pipe bombing | Frankie Gallagher (far right) said the UDA was not behind the pipe bombing |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| However, Frankie Gallagher from the Ulster Political Research Group - which gives political analysis to the UDA - said it was not responsible for Saturday night's attack. | However, Frankie Gallagher from the Ulster Political Research Group - which gives political analysis to the UDA - said it was not responsible for Saturday night's attack. |
| He said recent violence in Carrickfergus was the result of the UDA's attempts to deal with crime. | He said recent violence in Carrickfergus was the result of the UDA's attempts to deal with crime. |