Members of the far-right British National Party in Northern Ireland were today warned they would be expelled if caught attending meetings of an extreme newracist grouping.
With the White National Party (WNP) attempting to recruit across north Antrim and Derry, the BNP denied the two organisations were linked.
A spokesman said: "We are calling on them to disband because they havedeliberately tried to heighten sectarian and racial tensions.
"They serve no purpose and if any of our members are found to have any connection to them they would immediately be suspended pending expulsion."
Fears of a surge in WNP activity intensified after posters and leaflets weredistributed in Coleraine, Co Derry, calling for all IRA "scum" to be hanged.
During a so-called day of action in the town, flyers were handed out declaring Ulster would remain British and opposing non-white immigration and enforced multi-racialism.
A telephone number was also included for anyone who wanted to join the organisation, which is believed to have links with loyalist terrorists.
It is understood a meeting held at an undisclosed venue in north Antrimearlier this month was addressed by a prominent former BNP member.
But party representatives in Belfast today insisted the BNP was totally opposed to the hate-fuelled manifesto promoted by the rival far-right faction.
"They are openly racist, white supremacists who may be connected to loyalistparamilitaries," a spokesman said.
The BNP in Northern Ireland, whose membership is thought to number about 100, is planning to bring a top representative from Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front (FN) in France to speak at a rally.
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