Three arrested over Belfast weapons find

Two men and a woman have been arrested in the loyalist Lower Shankill area of west Belfast after a weapons find.

Two men and a woman have been arrested in the loyalist Lower Shankill area of west Belfast after a weapons find.

A gun and ammunition were seized during what police described as a planned house search.

The area is the stronghold of Johnny Adair's notorious "C" Company of the UDA who have been accused of carrying out a weekend double murder.

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