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"cut out the killing of innocent people simply because of their religious view" Hahaha. How did that work out ? Well here are the actions of the UVF in the first six months after this interview. Look at the 23 October attack .... 13 July: The UVF shot dead a UDA member in Taughmonagh, Belfast. Loyalist feud.[88] 27 July: The UVF shot dead Mid-Ulster brigadier Billy Hanna outside his home in Lurgan. He was also a captain in the British Army's Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR).[88] 31 July: Miami Showband killings – UVF members (some of whom were also UDR soldiers) shot dead three members of an Irish showband at Buskhill, near Loughbrickland. The gunmen staged a bogus British Army checkpoint, stopped the showband's minibus and ordered the musicians out. Two UVF men then hid a time bomb in the bus, but it exploded and they were killed. The other gunmen then opened fire on the musicians and fled. The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang". 1 August: Two Catholic civilians were killed and several wounded when gunmen opened fire on a minibus near Gilford. The bus had been returning from a bingo session when it was stopped at a bogus UDR checkpoint. The UVF were believed to have been responsible and attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang".[106] 13 August: The Provisional IRA carried out a gun and bomb attack on the Bayardo Bar, Shankill Road, Belfast. A UVF member and four Protestant civilians were killed.[88] 16 August: The UVF shot dead a Catholic civilian as he sat in his car on Glenbank Place, Belfast.[88] 22 August: The UVF launched a gun and bomb attack on McGleenan's Bar on Upper English Street, Armagh. One gunman opened fire while another planted the bomb. It exploded as they ran to a getaway car, causing the building to collapse. Three Catholic civilians were killed (one of whom died on 28 August) and many more were wounded.[107] The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang". 24 August: The "Protestant Action Force" claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting dead two Catholic civilians near Newtownhamilton. The two men were driving home from a Gaelic football match in Dublin when they were stopped at a fake military checkpoint by men in British Army uniform. They were found shot dead a short distance away.[107] The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang".[108] 27 August: A Protestant civilian was shot dead at his home at The Crescent off Erinvale Drive, Belfast. Although the Sutton Database blames republicans, Lost Lives states that the man, John Barry, was killed by the UVF.[109] 29 August: The UVF carried out a drive-by shooting on people standing outside the Rose & Crown pub on Ormeau Road, Belfast. A 15-year-old Catholic civilian was killed.[109] 1 September: The UVF shot dead civilian Social Democratic and Labour Party member Denis Mullen at his home in Collegeland, County Armagh.[88] The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang". 1 September: The UVF shot dead a Protestant civilian in a scrapyard near Newtownabbey. The Catholic owners were the intended targets.[88] 3 September: The UVF shot dead two Catholic civilians at their farmhouse on Hightown Road near Belfast.[110] 4 September: The UVF launched a gun and bomb attack on McCann's Bar in Ballyhegan. Eleven people were wounded and a Catholic civilian died from her wounds on 22 September.[111] The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang". 7 September: The UVF shot dead one of its own members on a farm near Templepatrick. It claimed he was an informer.[88] 2 October: October 1975 Northern Ireland attacks – The UVF shot dead four Catholic civilians at their workplace, Casey's Bottling Plant, in Belfast.[88] 2 October: A Catholic civilian was killed by a UVF booby-trap bomb at his photography shop on Cranburn Street, Belfast.[88] 2 October: A Catholic civilian was killed in a UVF gun and grenade attack on McKenna's Bar near Aldergrove Airport.[88] 2 October: A Protestant civilian was killed in a UVF bomb attack on Anchor Bar, Killyleagh.[88] 2 October: Four UVF members were killed when their bomb prematurely exploded as they drove along a road in Farrenlester, near Coleraine.[88] 3 October: The UVF was again declared a 'proscribed' (illegal) organisation. 8 October: A Catholic civilian died six weeks after being shot by the UVF on Shore Road, Belfast.[88] 14 October: The UVF shot dead one of its own members and dumped his body off Aberdeen Street, Belfast. Internal dispute.[88] 17 October: The UVF shot dead a Protestant taxi driver as he arrived to pick up a passenger on Cavehill Road, Belfast. They mistakenly assumed he was a Catholic.[88] 23 October: The UVF shot dead two Catholic civilians at their home in Listamlet. A contemporary newspaper article reported that "[British] Army issue ammunition" had been used. The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang".[112] 29 October: The UVF shot dead a Catholic civilian at his home in Lurgan.[88] 25 November: The UVF gang known as the "Shankill Butchers" kidnapped and killed a Catholic civilian, Francis Crossan (aged 34), who had been walking along Library Street, off Royal Avenue, Belfast. He had been beaten, his throat slit, and his body dumped on Bisley Street.[88] 29 November: The UVF shot dead one of its own members in a car on Downing Street, Belfast. Internal dispute.[88] 30 November: The UVF shot dead one of its own members in a car on Nixon Street, Belfast. Internal dispute.[88] 19 December: Donnelly's Bar and Kay's Tavern attacks A car bomb exploded without warning at Kay's Tavern in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. Two civilians were killed and twenty wounded. A short time later, gunmen attacked Donnelly's Bar and filling station in Silverbridge, less than ten miles away in County Armagh. They fired at people outside the building, then fired on the customers and threw a bomb inside. Three Catholic civilians were killed and six wounded. The "Red Hand Commando" claimed both attacks and it is believed they were co-ordinated. They have been linked to the "Glenanne gang".[113] 26 December: The UVF bombed the Catholic-owned Vallelly's Bar at Ardress. A Catholic civilian died of his wounds on 30 December.[114] The attack has been linked to the "Glenanne gang".

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