Man held over loyalist murder

A man has been arrested by police investigating the murder of a loyalist in Northern Ireland.

A man has been arrested by police investigating the murder of a loyalist in Northern Ireland.

Bobby Moffett, 43, was shot dead on the Shankill Road in west Belfast on May 28th last year.

He was believed to have links to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).

Officers detained the 32-year-old suspect in the Antrim area today. He has been taken to Antrim serious crime suite for questioning.

PA

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