41.   So long as the IRA maintained attacks, many Catholics feared retaliatory shootings by pro-British paramilitary groups that operate from nearby Protestant areas.

42.   The firm had a religiously mixed staff and was based in a Protestant area, and had not previously been targeted.

43.   The international group had detailed discussions with representatives of the outlawed Ulster Defense Association, the largest loyalist group from Protestant areas.

44.   The loyalist paramilitary groups are rooted in hard-line Protestant areas, while the IRA operates from Catholic areas.

45.   The incident was the first serious disturbance in Belfast since rioting broke out in another Protestant area of the city in late September.

46.   The loyalists, who draw support from hard-line Protestant areas, stopped their attacks on Catholics six weeks after the IRA cease-fire.

47.   The main loyalist paramilitary groups, the Ulster Defense Association and Ulster Volunteer Force, have power bases in working-class Protestant areas.

48.   The Protestant paramilitaries, who draw support from hard-line Protestant areas, stopped their attacks on Catholics six weeks after the IRA cease-fire.

49.   The shooting occurred at the taxi office owned by Mahood in a staunchly Protestant area.

50.   Their politicians, who draw some support from poor Protestant areas, are taking part in the talks.