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Four men arrested by detectives from PSNI’s Criminal Investigation Branch and Paramilitary Crime Task Force investigating an incident involving a significant gathering of men in the Pitt Park area of East Belfast on Tuesday, 2 February, have all been released pending reports to the PPS.

The PSNI added: “The investigation into the incident is ongoing”.

Earlier it was reported that a high-profile paramilitary show of strength in east Belfast has been linked to internal tensions within loyalism over criminality and drug dealing.

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Men arrested after Pitt Park gathering released - but investigation ongoing