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Dissidents issue SF death threat | Dissidents issue SF death threat |
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The deputy first minister has been told by the police that there is a threat to his life from dissident republicans. | The deputy first minister has been told by the police that there is a threat to his life from dissident republicans. |
Martin McGuinness said he was given a warning within the past 24 hours. | Martin McGuinness said he was given a warning within the past 24 hours. |
However, the Sinn Fein MP added that there have been numerous threats against him but that they will not deflect him from his work. | However, the Sinn Fein MP added that there have been numerous threats against him but that they will not deflect him from his work. |
Mr McGuinness accused dissidents of being "traitors" following the murders of two off-duty soldiers and a policeman earlier this year. | |
He said the perpetrators had "betrayed the desires and political aspirations of all the people who live on this island and they don't deserve to be supported by anyone". | |
Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were shot collecting pizza at the Massereene barracks on 7 March. | |
Constable Stephen Paul Carroll was killed two days later in Craigavon, County Armagh, after a woman called police when her window was broken. |