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| Search under way for city killers | Search under way for city killers |
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| A search is continuing for the killers of two men found dead in north and west Belfast. | |
| Detectives are treating the murders as two separate inquiries. | |
| The first victim, believed to be Edward Burns, was found early on Monday in a car park off the Falls Road near St Gall's GAA club. He had been shot. | |
| The other man, named locally as Joe Jones, was discovered in north Belfast, near Elmfield Street, Ardoyne, at 0800 GMT on Monday. He had head injuries. | |
| Detective Superintendent George Clarke said police were at the very early stages in both inquiries. | Detective Superintendent George Clarke said police were at the very early stages in both inquiries. |
| Forensics experts examined the scene in west Belfast"We have two victims found in different parts of the city at different times - we cannot say if they are linked," he said. | Forensics experts examined the scene in west Belfast"We have two victims found in different parts of the city at different times - we cannot say if they are linked," he said. |
| "Speculation about a possible link or motives may be unhelpful to these investigations, and I am sure we can all agree that it is in all our interests to make sure the killers are caught." | "Speculation about a possible link or motives may be unhelpful to these investigations, and I am sure we can all agree that it is in all our interests to make sure the killers are caught." |
| Officers are interviewing another man in connection with the west Belfast murder. | Officers are interviewing another man in connection with the west Belfast murder. |
| He was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital with a gunshot wound to his upper body at 0300 GMT on Monday. | He was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital with a gunshot wound to his upper body at 0300 GMT on Monday. |
| He said that he had been shot in the Bog Meadows area and it was when police went to the area they found the body. | He said that he had been shot in the Bog Meadows area and it was when police went to the area they found the body. |