"It has emerged that as many as eight separate houses belonging to republicans were attacked with gunfire last night by a loyalist gang in West Belfast. These homes included those of Sinn Fein Representatives Gerry Kelly and Paul Butler.
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pointed out that a number of the shootings took place within sight of PSNI police bases. "Despite this the shooting attacks were allowed to continue unhindered," he said.
"These sorts of incidents are a throw-back to the days of very obvious collusion when loyalist gangs were allowed to pass freely in and out of republican heartlands safe in the knowledge that they would not be apprehended."
"Mr Kelly said he was in no doubt that the details of the homes attacked last night were passed to this loyalist gang directly from the PSNI Special Branch."
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