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by Amy Judd | March 14, 2009 at 10:49 am
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Police in Northern Ireland have been attacked by gangs hurling petrol bombs after they arrested three men following the murder of two soldiers last week.
The men are being questioned about the murders at an Army base in Northern Ireland a week ago.
The three, aged 41, 32 and 21, were arrested in the Lurgan area of Co Armagh and in Bellaghy, Co Londonderry. They are being held at Antrim police station.
It has emerged that the attacks were due to the fact that a leading Republican figure, former IRA prisoner Colin Duffy, had been arrested.
The arrests occured before the prayer service to honour the victims.
The two men were shot after they came out to get what they thought was their pizza delivery. The Real IRA has said that they are responsible.
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at 16:53 on March 14th, 2009
When ? oh when oh when ? will this all stop. War after treaty after other war after other treaty after other war. and on and on it goes year after year young people dying before their time for nothing less than politics ignorance and biggotery.
at 10:51 on March 14th, 2009
Man alive. This saddens me so much.
at 11:02 on March 14th, 2009
Thanks for this, Amy.
at 15:54 on March 14th, 2009
Just what we need a Saint Patricks Day Massacre
at 22:40 on March 15th, 2009
Colin Duffy was once listed as an out law dead or a live:
Thursday 26 March 1998
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) published a Northern Ireland Office (NIO) document which had been leaked to the party. The document set out a detailed plan to try to obtain public support for any agreement reached during the multi-party talks at Stormont. Unionists attacked the document and claimed the government was using deceit and taxpayers money to manipulate public opinion. Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, defended the document and accused some of her own civil servants and the DUP of not wanting an agreement.
Colin Duffy, then a Republican activist based in Armagh, accused the security forces of being behind a series of posters which appeared in the town. The posters bore the photograph of Duffy and part of the caption read: "This is north Armagh Republican terrorist Colin Duffy. If you see him in a Loyalist area contact the security forces or a leading Loyalist immediately." Duffy said that he felt that he was being set up for assassination.
David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), travelled to London for a meeting with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister. The UUP insisted that the details of the meeting be kept private.
But that was a Loyalist political election plot.
But while I served Ireland earlier in the troubles he was in our picture gallery of most wanted terrorist at one time.
He is credited to be the leader of the split of group calling it self the Real IRA. he is certainly the most obvious man behind the shootings. However they will have to let him lose as at a guess they will have no hard evidence.
at 02:39 on March 17th, 2009
there is a lot of movement at the moment to see some info go to: (www.32csm.info/bug.html).
at 15:56 on March 18th, 2009
There appears to a bit of a new problem developing across the border in Northern Ireland and it is possible it could take years before life there becomes "normal".
According to recent reports in the local media:
Five men have been remanded on bail in Belfast on charges connected to street violence on St Patrick's Day. The arrests were made after police came under attack during disorder in the 'Holy Land' student area of the city.
The PSNI arrested a total of 19 people following disturbances yesterday.
At Belfast magistrates court this morning, Alan McCrory a 21-year-old student from Charlestown Road in Craigavon, faced two charges of assaulting a police constable and riotous behaviour. Augustine McAleer, 19, and Enda Ward, 26, both from Loughmacrory Park in Omagh, were each accused of assault and another public order offence. 20 year-old Gary Keenan from Carrickbawn Road in Rostrevor, and Darren Connolly, an electrician from Tievenamara Road in Keady, were both accused of riotous behaviour. All five were released on their own bail of £500 to appear again in court next month. It is understood the clashes began after house parties spilled out onto the street.