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Belfast
Arrest made in connection with murder of loyalist John Boreland
Boreland was shot dead while getting into his car on Sunday evening.
A MAN HAS been arrested in connection with the murder of prominent loyalist John Boreland on Sunday evening.
The 42-year-old man was arrested late last night in north Belfast.
He is being held for questioning at Musgrave Police Station.
46-year-old Boreland was gunned down while getting into his car at Sunningdale Gardens in the city just before 10pm on Sunday.
Police believe that a shotgun was used in the attack. Boreland was shot at close range a number of times.
The PSNI have appealed for calm in the city in the wake of the murder.
The shooting is believed to relate to an ongoing loyalist power struggle.
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