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| Man in court over soldier murders | Man in court over soldier murders |
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| Prominent dissident republican Colin Duffy has been charged with the murders of two soldiers outside a barracks in Antrim. | Prominent dissident republican Colin Duffy has been charged with the murders of two soldiers outside a barracks in Antrim. |
| Duffy, 41, appeared at Larne Magistrates Court on Friday morning. | Duffy, 41, appeared at Larne Magistrates Court on Friday morning. |
| A PSNI chief inspector said the main evidence against the 41-year-old was DNA on a latex glove discovered in a Vauxhall Cavalier car. | |
| "This is not trace elements - this is a full DNA profile," the officer told the court. | |
| "It was inside a latex glove found on the floor of the Vauxhall Cavalier." | |
| The chief inspector later conceded that only the tip of the glove had been found. | |
| Bail was refused and Mr Duffy was remanded in custody until 21 April to appear at Antrim Magistrates Court. | Bail was refused and Mr Duffy was remanded in custody until 21 April to appear at Antrim Magistrates Court. |
| In addition to the two murder charges, Mr Duffy was also charged with five counts of attempted murder and one of having a firearm and ammunition. | In addition to the two murder charges, Mr Duffy was also charged with five counts of attempted murder and one of having a firearm and ammunition. |
| Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey, from London and Birmingham respectively, were shot collecting pizza at the Massereene barracks on 7 March. | Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey, from London and Birmingham respectively, were shot collecting pizza at the Massereene barracks on 7 March. |
| A Vauxhall Cavalier, believed to have been driven by the soldiers' killers, was abandoned outside nearby Randalstown after the shootings. | A Vauxhall Cavalier, believed to have been driven by the soldiers' killers, was abandoned outside nearby Randalstown after the shootings. |
| Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were killed earlier this month | Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were killed earlier this month |
| 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. |