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| The death of a 14-year-old boy on railway tracks near Portrush, County Antrim, is being treated as suspicious by police. | The death of a 14-year-old boy on railway tracks near Portrush, County Antrim, is being treated as suspicious by police. |
| It is understood police are investigating reports that Ryan Quinn was being chased just before he died. | It is understood police are investigating reports that Ryan Quinn was being chased just before he died. |
| The incident was reported at about 2300 GMT on Friday night. | |
| Police have said they believe Ryan was socialising in a bar near to the scene of his death between 2100 GMT and 2300 GMT on Friday. | Police have said they believe Ryan was socialising in a bar near to the scene of his death between 2100 GMT and 2300 GMT on Friday. |
| A police spokesperson said detectives were "particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed a disturbance or altercation either within the bar, or anywhere outside the bar after 9pm". | A police spokesperson said detectives were "particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed a disturbance or altercation either within the bar, or anywhere outside the bar after 9pm". |
| Assembly member John Dallat said the boy's death was a "terrible tragedy". | |
| "I would encourage anyone who knows anything about the events leading up to the tragedy to get in touch with the police and tell them what they know," he said. | |
| The railway line has been closed between Portrush and Coleraine. |