'They'll get young people involved, who'll find themselves on the wrong side of the court system'
A former police officer has played down the capabilities of loyalist terrorist organisations in carrying out a large-scale attack or assassination attempt against Irish politicians.
Mr Pennington warned that any threat coming from loyalist terrorists was more likely to be around disruption. He also advised those in positions of influence to use their voices to try and reconcile people rather than stoking up tensions."The PSNI has a lot of experience working through difficult times with different factions.
Another security source, who did not wish to be named, told Belfast Live there was a feeling among loyalists that Republican groups had used the looming threat of violence as a manner of leverage to get what they wanted before."They believe Republicans used and continue to use undisguised threats when negotiating all topics. The loyalist view is that, should they be ignored, they will adopt the actions which are proven to make everyone sit up and take them seriously.
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