And he condemned 'the perverted logic of loyalist terrorists', describing the four murders they carried out this week as 'evil and inhuman' outrages.

The ability of the loyalist terrorists to track down the location is an illustration of how much better their intelligence on the IRA has become.

The move follows the recent series of leaks to the media demonstrating that loyalist terrorists had access to confidential security force files and photographs on suspected republican activists.

The West Belfast MP is also concerned about alleged links between members of the security forces and loyalist terrorists.

It is also clear that an unknown number of officers have individually, over the years, passed material to loyalist terrorists.

I remember reading that 24 members out of a 30 strong elite RUC unit were convicted of offences related to their links with loyalist terrorists.

It was alleged that Colin Armstrong had links to both drugs and loyalist terrorists.

Republican terrorists were responsible for 142 (83pc) and loyalist terrorists for 30 incidents (17pc).

The UFF claimed responsibility for the murder of the 40-year-old, the fifth Catholic to die at the hands of loyalist terrorists within a week.

Fifteen children have been left without a parent after loyalist terrorists murdered four people this week.