LVF leader arrested in robbery sting

One of those arrested is senior LVF figure

A senior figure in the Loyalist Volunteer Force leadership is among four men being questioned by detectives following a bank robbery in County Armagh.

The men were arrested in Tandragee on Friday morning.

Security and loyalist sources have confirmed that Gary Fulton is one of those being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

He was involved in a meeting last week aimed at ending the feud between the Loyalist Volunteer Force and the larger rival loyalist group the Ulster Defence Association.

In a search following the robbery the police found money and a gun.

Those arrested are being questioned in Lisburn.