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| Five held over journalist murder | Five held over journalist murder |
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| Four men and a woman have been arrested by police investigating the murder of Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan in Lurgan seven years ago. | |
| The arrests took place on Tuesday in Lurgan and Banbridge. A number of searches were also carried out. | |
| Detectives from the retrospective murder review unit of the PSNI were involved in the operation. | Detectives from the retrospective murder review unit of the PSNI were involved in the operation. |
| Mr O'Hagan, 51, was shot dead as he walked home from a pub with his wife in September 2001. | Mr O'Hagan, 51, was shot dead as he walked home from a pub with his wife in September 2001. |
| At the time, the murder was claimed by the Red Hand Defenders, a cover name used by both the Loyalist Volunteer Force and the Ulster Defence Association. | At the time, the murder was claimed by the Red Hand Defenders, a cover name used by both the Loyalist Volunteer Force and the Ulster Defence Association. |
| Mr O'Hagan had built a reputation for paramilitary and drug-dealing stories. | Mr O'Hagan had built a reputation for paramilitary and drug-dealing stories. |
| Police have reissued an appeal for information about the murder and want anyone who can help to contact the retrospective murder review unit. | Police have reissued an appeal for information about the murder and want anyone who can help to contact the retrospective murder review unit. |