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| N. Ireland: Police Officer Killed Patrolling Catholic Neighborhood |
| 2009-03-10 |
| The officer was gunned down as he and a colleague investigated suspicious behaviour in the predominantly Catholic area of Lismore Manor in Craigavon, County Armagh. It is believed he was an experienced officer who had been in the force for more than 20 years. The attack is reported to have happened as the officer and a colleague were sitting in a car, responding to a call for help. Sky News' David Bowden said: "Craigavon is a place where there has been gang crime before. This incident may have nothing whatsoever to do with the shootings on Saturday night." Police in Northern Ireland have been warning of a heightened threat from dissident gunmen for some time. Meanwhile, a getaway car used by the Real IRA killers of the two soldiers on Saturday could hold clues leading to a major breakthrough. The green Vauxhall Cavalier, found seven miles from the base, may yield forensic evidence after attempts to set the vehicle alight failed. Detectives are also combing CCTV footage of the fatal shooting at the Massereene Barracks in Antrim. from AP: Chief Superintendent Derek Williamson, the policeman leading the investigation, revealed new details Monday about Saturday's attack: TV surveillance footage had documented how two masked Real IRA men armed with assault rifles waited in bushes across the road as off-duty, unarmed soldiers walked out of their fort to collect pizzas from two Domino's Pizza couriers. The attackers fired more than 60 bullets in about 30 seconds, closing quickly on foot to fire rounds point-blank at the prone victims. The Real IRA appeared to have tried to set the gunmen's getaway car on fire, to destroy forensic evidence, but failed. In its statement of responsibility the Real IRA said it deliberately shot the Domino's workers because they were British "collaborators" providing food to the enemy. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Domino's Pizza. Enemy of the People. Any Real IRA boyos get out of prison recently? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-03-10 16:11 |