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| | Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Loyalist walkout hits Ulster talks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Mr Blair and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, continued intensive negotiations into the early hours with the Ulster Unionists, Sinn Fein and the SDLP at a secluded stately home, despite an announcement by the Ulster Freedom Fighters that they no longer backed the agreement and a withdrawal from the talks by the Progressive Unionist party. |
 | | While there was no suggestion that loyalist paramilitaries were about to end their ceasefires, nationalists feared their disillusionment, combined with heightened sectarian tension during the Protestant marching season, could spill over into violence. |
 | | While loyalist paramilitaries always indicated they would decommission only when the IRA did so, yesterday's developments diminished hopes of a coordinated process, which might have encouraged republicans to make a move. |
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