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| Councillor dies in farm accident | Councillor dies in farm accident |
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| A Sinn Fein councillor has died following a farming accident in County Tyrone. | A Sinn Fein councillor has died following a farming accident in County Tyrone. |
| Michael McAnespie was killed during the incident earlier on Monday. | Michael McAnespie was killed during the incident earlier on Monday. |
| The accident happened on a farm in Lough McCrory, near Omagh. Mr McAnespie was elected to the mid-Tyrone area for Sinn Fein in 1997. | The accident happened on a farm in Lough McCrory, near Omagh. Mr McAnespie was elected to the mid-Tyrone area for Sinn Fein in 1997. |
| Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams expressed his "deep shock and sadness" at the death. Mr McAnespie was a married man with nine children. | |
| "Michael was an extremely hard working councillor who ably and conscientiously represented the people of Omagh," said Mr Adams. | |
| "His loss will be deeply felt by all who knew him, but especially by his family and friends." |