Weapons found in loyalist area of Belfast

Two men have been arrested today after firearms and ammunition were found during police searches in south Belfast.

Two men have been arrested today after firearms and ammunition were found during police searches in south Belfast.

They were arrested after five handguns and a quantity of bullets were discovered in a house at Kilburn Street in the loyalist Donegall Road area.

A police spokeswoman said it was too early to say whether the find was linked to loyalist paramilitaries.

The men will be questioned later today by detectives.

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