Four men have been arrested in a police probe into a paramilitary-style attack.
Police targeted a number of addresses in West Belfast today (Tuesday).
The men aged 42, 35, 33 and 30, were arrested under the Terrorism Act by detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit.
The men were detained in Poleglass and Twinbrook ‘on suspicion of carrying out a paramilitary-style attack in the Turf Lodge area on September 28.’
Police say the arrests followed searches on a number of properties which resulted in items being seized, as part of an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity.
The suspects have been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning.
Detective Inspector Adrian Brown said these arrests are in connection with a vicious paramilitary style attack on a man in the Turf Lodge area on 28 September which they believe was carried out on behalf of ANP.
“Despite claims from the groups responsible for carrying out these paramilitary style attacks that they are protecting their communities, they are only ever about people cementing their own status and control over their communities. The thugs carrying out these brutal attacks gave no thought to the psychological damage that they cause to people witnessing these attacks,” he said.
And he added: “We are committed to protecting the community from all types of violence linked to paramilitaries and will continue to work in partnership with local agencies, residents and community representatives to keep people safe.”