Protestant militia resumes arms talks
A major outlawed Protestant group reopened negotiations with international disarmament officials, raising hopes that it could soon follow the Irish Republican Army’s lead and surrender weapons.
The Ulster Volunteer Force waged a 1966-94 campaign of terror against Northern Ireland’s Roman Catholic minority that claimed more than 500 lives.
On May 3, the group announced it had renounced violence for political purposes and placed its weapons under the custody of senior members and beyond the reach of rank-and-file members.
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