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Thu 01 Jan 2009Woodward warns loyalists over weapons amnesty
The British government has warned loyalist paramilitaries that an extended decommissioning amnesty will be cut short if they fail to co-operate.
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said if armed loyalist groups show no willingness to decommission their arsenal in the coming months then legislation that offers them effective immunity from prosecution for giving up their guns will end.
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