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Man arrested in England over 1994 Ulster loyalist murders in Belfast Man arrested in England over 1994 Ulster loyalist murders in Belfast
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Police have arrested a man in south-east England in connection with three Ulster loyalist murders two decades ago.Police have arrested a man in south-east England in connection with three Ulster loyalist murders two decades ago.
The 57-year-old man was detained in the Newport Pagnell area in Buckinghamshire and is being questioned by detectives. A property was also searched in the area. The 57-year-old man was detained in the Newport Pagnell area in Buckinghamshire and is being questioned by detectives. A property was also searched in the area.
The man is being questioned about the double killing of Catholic workmen Gary Convie, 24, and Eamon Fox, 44, in May 1994. Ulster Volunteer Force gunmen opened fire on the pair as they were having lunch inside a car at a building site in north Belfast.The man is being questioned about the double killing of Catholic workmen Gary Convie, 24, and Eamon Fox, 44, in May 1994. Ulster Volunteer Force gunmen opened fire on the pair as they were having lunch inside a car at a building site in north Belfast.
The suspect is also being questioned about the sectarian murder of Sean McParland, 55, in February 1994. The Catholic man was shot in a house where he was babysitting and died a week later.The suspect is also being questioned about the sectarian murder of Sean McParland, 55, in February 1994. The Catholic man was shot in a house where he was babysitting and died a week later.
The arrest is part of Operation Stafford, a widespread inquiry into the activities of the UVF in north Belfast.The arrest is part of Operation Stafford, a widespread inquiry into the activities of the UVF in north Belfast.
Loyalist political representatives have claimed the authorities are focused almost solely on arresting UVF and Ulster Defence Association members for past Troubles crimes while ignoring the unsolved crimes republicans committed during the conflict.Loyalist political representatives have claimed the authorities are focused almost solely on arresting UVF and Ulster Defence Association members for past Troubles crimes while ignoring the unsolved crimes republicans committed during the conflict.
The loyalists point out that while the IRA's "most wanted" – "on-the-runs" – were given secret letters of assurance they would not be pursued for past Troubles-related offences, the state is still hunting UVF and UDA suspects for crimes connected to the conflict.The loyalists point out that while the IRA's "most wanted" – "on-the-runs" – were given secret letters of assurance they would not be pursued for past Troubles-related offences, the state is still hunting UVF and UDA suspects for crimes connected to the conflict.