'No paramilitary-style funeral' for Shoukri
LOYALIST Ihab Shoukri will be laid to rest at a funeral service on Thursday, it has been confirmed.
In a death insertion in a daily newspaper, it is stated a funeral service for the 34-year-old will take place in Holy Trinity Parish Church, Ballysillan at noon.
Shoukri suffered 'epileptic fit'
Internment will be conducted afterwards in Carnmoney Ardeen Cemetery.
UDA sources are not expecting a paramilitary-style burial given frictions within the organisation.
Shoukri, who died suddenly at the weekend following a reported drugs overdose, was well known for his high-profile role within the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
The former paramailitary godfather was jailed for 15 months in June for his part in UDA show of strength in a north Belfast bar, but was released earlier this year.
His brother, Andre, also a prominent loyalist, is currently serving a sentence in prison.
Ihab had been living in Rathcoole with his girlfriend Emma Evans, a widowed mother-of-two.
It remains unclear as to how exactly the loyalist actually died. Family and friends are awaiting post-mortem details, but it is believed Shoukri had been susceptible to epileptic fits.
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