Following the televised Milltown Cemetery attack by loyalist Michael Stone in March 1988 , Lyttle released a statement claiming that Stone had operated alone without sanction from the UDA 's Inner Council as he felt that such commando-style attacks would inevitably bring retaliation from republican paramilitaries , making open warfare between the two communities a real possibility . However , Stone 's actions — in which three republicans were shot dead and more than 60 wounded — impressed many young loyalists who rushed to join the UDA . This change in membership profile was to have a profound effect on the make-up of the UDA leadership
Milltown Cemetery attack
Milltown Cemetery attack
Tommy Lyttle