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| Man charged over soldier murders | Man charged over soldier murders |
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| Prominent Northern Ireland republican Colin Duffy will appear in court later charged with the murders of two soldiers outside barracks in Antrim. | Prominent Northern Ireland republican Colin Duffy will appear in court later charged with the murders of two soldiers outside barracks in Antrim. |
| Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were shot collecting pizza at the Massereene barracks on 7 March. | Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were shot collecting pizza at the Massereene barracks on 7 March. |
| Mr Duffy, 41, faces eight charges; two counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm. | Mr Duffy, 41, faces eight charges; two counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm. |
| He is expected to appear at Larne Magistrates' Court later. | He is expected to appear at Larne Magistrates' Court later. |
| News of the charges came hours after more than 200 people in Lurgan, County Armagh, attended a meeting in support of Mr Duffy and his family. | News of the charges came hours after more than 200 people in Lurgan, County Armagh, attended a meeting in support of Mr Duffy and his family. |
| Mark Simpson, Ireland correspondent | |
| All 11 people arrested in the wake of the recent murders in Northern Ireland have now been either charged or released. | |
| More than 300 police officers have been investigating the deaths of soldiers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey, and police officer Stephen Carroll. | |
| It has been a high-profile investigation, but it has not been straightforward. | |
| There were extraordinary scenes at Antrim police station on Wednesday when six suspects who had been held for more than 10 days were released on the orders of a judge - even though the police wanted to keep questioning them. | |
| All were six were then formally released but the Lurgan republican, Colin Duffy, was re-arrested before he had time to leave the station. | |
| There were protests in his home town on Thursday night at a public meeting held at a local community centre. Around 100 people attended the meeting which heard repeated calls for his release. | |
| Who are the dissidents? | |
| On Thursday six suspects in the murders, including Mr Duffy, were released by the High Court after a legal challenge to their detention. | On Thursday six suspects in the murders, including Mr Duffy, were released by the High Court after a legal challenge to their detention. |
| Mr Duffy was freed but re-arrested at Antrim police station a short time later. | Mr Duffy was freed but re-arrested at Antrim police station a short time later. |
| The murder of the soldiers was followed by the killing of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon two days later. | The murder of the soldiers was followed by the killing of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon two days later. |
| Two men, a 17-year-old youth and a former Sinn Féin councillor, 37-year-old Brendan McConville, have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Constable Carroll. | Two men, a 17-year-old youth and a former Sinn Féin councillor, 37-year-old Brendan McConville, have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Constable Carroll. |
| A 21-year-old man has been remanded in custody accused of withholding information in relation to the policeman's murder. | A 21-year-old man has been remanded in custody accused of withholding information in relation to the policeman's murder. |
| The dissident republican Real IRA shot Sappers Azimkar and Quinsey outside Massereene barracks, while the dissident republican Continuity IRA claimed the murder of Constable Carroll. | The dissident republican Real IRA shot Sappers Azimkar and Quinsey outside Massereene barracks, while the dissident republican Continuity IRA claimed the murder of Constable Carroll. |
| Four other people, including two pizza delivery men - Anthony Watson, 19, from Antrim and a Polish man in his 30s - were injured in the attack on the County Antrim barracks. | Four other people, including two pizza delivery men - Anthony Watson, 19, from Antrim and a Polish man in his 30s - were injured in the attack on the County Antrim barracks. |
| The two young soldiers were the first to be murdered in Northern Ireland in 12 years. | The two young soldiers were the first to be murdered in Northern Ireland in 12 years. |
| Constable Carroll's murder was the first of a police officer in NI since 1998. | |
| Constable Frank O'Reilly was killed by a loyalist blast bomb during disturbances linked to the Drumcree dispute in 1998. | |
| The last police officers murdered by republicans, RUC constables Roland John Graham and David Andrew Johnston, were shot dead by the IRA in Lurgan, County Armagh in June 1997. |