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| Nine still questioned on murders | Nine still questioned on murders |
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| Nine people are still being questioned in connection with three dissident republican murders in Northern Ireland. | Nine people are still being questioned in connection with three dissident republican murders in Northern Ireland. |
| Detectives investigating the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll have been given an extra five days to question a 21-year-old man. | Detectives investigating the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll have been given an extra five days to question a 21-year-old man. |
| Five people are being held over the killing, including a man and a woman arrested in Craigavon on Saturday. | Five people are being held over the killing, including a man and a woman arrested in Craigavon on Saturday. |
| Also on Saturday night, a fourth man was arrested over the murders of two soldiers at an Army base last week. | Also on Saturday night, a fourth man was arrested over the murders of two soldiers at an Army base last week. |
| Constable Carroll, 48, was shot while on duty in Craigavon, on Monday by the Continuity IRA. | Constable Carroll, 48, was shot while on duty in Craigavon, on Monday by the Continuity IRA. |
| Soldiers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot dead at Massereene barracks in Antrim last Saturday by the Real IRA. | Soldiers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot dead at Massereene barracks in Antrim last Saturday by the Real IRA. |
| The man who was arrested on Saturday night over the killings was detained in the Antrim area. | The man who was arrested on Saturday night over the killings was detained in the Antrim area. |
| Appeal | Appeal |
| Detectives revisited the scene of the soldiers' murders on Saturday night. | Detectives revisited the scene of the soldiers' murders on Saturday night. |
| Detective Superintendent Peter Farrar appealed for the driver of a horse lorry, which passed Massereene on the Randalstown Road shortly before the shooting, to contact police. | Detective Superintendent Peter Farrar appealed for the driver of a horse lorry, which passed Massereene on the Randalstown Road shortly before the shooting, to contact police. |
| "We strongly believe that the blue/green Vauxhall Cavalier, TDZ 7309, that was used by the killers to attack the barracks, may have overtaken this lorry," he said. | "We strongly believe that the blue/green Vauxhall Cavalier, TDZ 7309, that was used by the killers to attack the barracks, may have overtaken this lorry," he said. |
| The detective also called for anyone who was in an industrial estate opposite the base last Saturday night to get in touch. | The detective also called for anyone who was in an industrial estate opposite the base last Saturday night to get in touch. |
| Det Supt Farrar said the killers had made an unsuccessful attempt to burn-out the getaway car after the murders. | Det Supt Farrar said the killers had made an unsuccessful attempt to burn-out the getaway car after the murders. |
| "As a result, we now have a number of forensic opportunities that we are exploring," he said. | "As a result, we now have a number of forensic opportunities that we are exploring," he said. |
| Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist clergy held special services on Sunday where church leaders asked people to wear purple ribbons in protest at the recent murders. | Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist clergy held special services on Sunday where church leaders asked people to wear purple ribbons in protest at the recent murders. |
| There were also prayers for an end to violence. | There were also prayers for an end to violence. |
| 'Very dangerous' | 'Very dangerous' |
| Police have said the number of republican dissidents trying to wreck the Northern Ireland peace process is about 300. | Police have said the number of republican dissidents trying to wreck the Northern Ireland peace process is about 300. |
| Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde told the BBC that intelligence clearly showed the numbers intent on violence was a tiny proportion of the population. | Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde told the BBC that intelligence clearly showed the numbers intent on violence was a tiny proportion of the population. |
| Sir Hugh told BBC1's Andrew Marr Show: "Of course, the threat is very dangerous, that's been evidenced in the last week, but it's a very small group. | Sir Hugh told BBC1's Andrew Marr Show: "Of course, the threat is very dangerous, that's been evidenced in the last week, but it's a very small group. |
| "Three hundred people in a population of 1.7m people puts it in perspective but it's a threat we take seriously. | "Three hundred people in a population of 1.7m people puts it in perspective but it's a threat we take seriously. |
| "We have mobilised against it and as you've seen arrests have been made." | "We have mobilised against it and as you've seen arrests have been made." |
| He rejected "ridiculous" media stories that attacks on politicians elsewhere in the UK were being hatched. | He rejected "ridiculous" media stories that attacks on politicians elsewhere in the UK were being hatched. |
| Sir Hugh said he was confident the killers would be brought to justice | Sir Hugh said he was confident the killers would be brought to justice |
| Meanwhile, police investigating the Massereene murders came under petrol bomb attack from rioters in Lurgan. | Meanwhile, police investigating the Massereene murders came under petrol bomb attack from rioters in Lurgan. |
| One officer was injured when he was hit on the arm with a brick. Two teenagers were arrested. | One officer was injured when he was hit on the arm with a brick. Two teenagers were arrested. |
| Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd said a very small group of about 20 young people were involved in the trouble and police were able to deal with it without having to call in special units. | |
| On Sunday, a security alert in the Allenhill Park area of Lurgan was declared a hoax. Two controlled explosions were carried out. | On Sunday, a security alert in the Allenhill Park area of Lurgan was declared a hoax. Two controlled explosions were carried out. |
| Police had been carrying out searches in Lurgan where prominent republican Colin Duffy was earlier arrested over the killings. | Police had been carrying out searches in Lurgan where prominent republican Colin Duffy was earlier arrested over the killings. |