Formed in 1998, The Orange Volunteers is best described as a Protestant terrorist group. TRAC states that they are “opposed to the peace process and [are] dedicated to destabilizing it.” The group is also responsible for a number of bomb attacks and assaults on Catholics.
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Catholic Reaction Force
Based in Ireland, The Catholic Force is an active Christian terrorist organization that was founded in 1983. This group is responsible for the Darkley Gospel Hall Massacre. On the evening of November 20, 1983, two men began to open fire on Mountain Lodge Pentecostal Church. An unidentified caller proclaimed that is was “in retaliation for the murderous sectarian campaign carried out by the Protestant Action Force. The CRF was also responsible for “several mailed bombings in the early 2000s,” according to Americans Against The Tea Party.
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