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Six One News: Brendan Wright reports on an investigation into an alleged loyalist paramilitary show of strength
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One News: Brendan Wright reports that the 11 were charged with either organising a meeting in support of the UDA and UFF, or dressing like members of the banned loyalist groups
11 men have been remanded in custody by Belfast Magistrates Court following a PSNI raid in Belfast on Thursday night.
They were arrested in a raid on a north Belfast pub as part of an investigation into an alleged loyalist paramilitary show of strength.
Four of the men were charged with assisting in arranging or managing a meeting in support of an illegal organisation.
The other seven were accused of the same offence plus an additional charge of wearing clothing linking them to a banned organisation.
The PSNI, firing CS gas, stormed the Alexander Bar on York Road in Belfast where reputed senior members of the Ulster Defence Association were reported to have been rehearsing a paramilitary show of strength.
