UDA leaders in the west of the city rounded up their arsenal of pipe bombs and left them at a drop-off point in the hardline Shankill Road area.
The terror organisation claimed it wanted the weapons destroyed as part of a major drive to restore order following a violent feud with rogue UDA boss Johnny Adair and his supporters.
In a statement, the UDA said, 'Tonight the West Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Defence Association left pipe bombs at Ewarts Playing Fields to be disposed of by the security services.
'We took this action to eradicate pipe bombs from our community as part of the ongoing steps to stabilise and normalise loyalist west Belfast.'
Up to 20 pipe bombs and component parts were included in the stockpile, loyalist sources confirmed later.
