Loyalists in death threat to Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams
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The same organisation made similar threats to Sinn Fein junior minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) Gerry Kelly and Education Minister Caitriona Ruane earlier last week.
A spokesman for Sinn Fein said: "This latest threat comes on the back of other threats against senior party figures...while Gerry Adams will take this threat seriously it won't deter him from carrying out his work as an elected representative."
The Orange Volunteers emerged following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and vowed to target republican prisoners released early following the peace accord.
Source: The Belfast Telegraph
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