‘UFF’ group threat to dissidents
A SHADOWY loyalist paramilitary group has pledged to wreak havoc on dissident republicans. A spokesman claiming to be from an organization styling itself the ‘Real Ulster Freedom Fighters’, contacted the Sunday World newspaper and using a codeword, also claimed responsibility for a recent pipe bomb attack at a GAA club in Co Antrim.
The caller stated that the terror group to which he belongs, had moved against a local loyalist.
The Real UFF spokesman claimed the man has since left the Ahoghill area of Co Antrim, but insisted that if he ever returned, he would be shot dead.
He further claimed, the ‘Real UFF’ was in the process of planning violent attacks on a number of known dissident republicans in the area.
Earlier this month, a crudely assembled pipe bomb exploded at a GAA club at Ahoghill in Co Antrim.
The device partially exploded at the Cloney Gaels grounds at Crosskeys Road on Saturday February 8, causing minor damage to the property.
Two windows were broken in the explosion and minor scorch damage took place.
The remains of the bomb including a metal pipe, two batteries, two timers and various wires were discovered by a club member that morning and were later taken away by police for further examination.
North Antrim Sinn Fein MLA Daithi McKay, warned against a tit-for-tat response.
“I have no doubt it was a deliberate attack on the GAA club from a loyalist source.”
The pipe bomb attack came the day before an inter county match between Antrim and Wicklow, although the match went ahead.
This latest statement claiming responsibility is bound to renew fears among the local GAA.
The club was targeted before in 2009 when a burnt-out car was dumped at the grounds after attacks on three Catholic churches in the area and the club itself.
A mainstream loyalist source dismissed the ‘Real UFF’ as a credible organization.
“This could be a flag of convenience for two individuals,” he said.
