Violence in Northern Ireland

March 14, 2009 by Admin
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The attacks have been splashed across the front pages of British papers for the last several days.

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A grafitto in Northern Ireland referring to the Continuity IRA, the group which claimed responsibility for killing the policeman on Monday night.

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It was the first flare up in Northern Ireland violence in many years. Here, police secure the area where Constable Stephen Paul Carroll, 48, was shot dead.

The Monday night attack in Craigavon was perpetrated by a different group than that on Saturday, which was claimed by a group called Real IRA. Officials think the two groups may be intertwined, however.

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On Monday night, a police constable was shot in the back of the head by a group calling itself the Continuity IRA. Here, police forensic teams look for evidence.

Security forces in Northern Ireland have been on extra high alert since the attacks.

source: spiegel

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