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| Irish republican Colin Duffy freed after questioning over prison officer murder | Irish republican Colin Duffy freed after questioning over prison officer murder |
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| The prominent dissident Irish republican Colin Duffy has been released from police custody after detectives questioned him about the murder last week of a Northern Ireland prison officer. | The prominent dissident Irish republican Colin Duffy has been released from police custody after detectives questioned him about the murder last week of a Northern Ireland prison officer. |
| Duffy and a 31-year-old man also arrested in Lurgan, County Armagh, shortly after the killing of David Black were freed from custody. However, a 29-year-old man arrested in the Irish Republic in connection with the murder is still being questioned by the Garda Síochána. | Duffy and a 31-year-old man also arrested in Lurgan, County Armagh, shortly after the killing of David Black were freed from custody. However, a 29-year-old man arrested in the Irish Republic in connection with the murder is still being questioned by the Garda Síochána. |
| The US secretary of state, Hilary Clinton, joined Irish politicians, north and south, at the weekend in condemning the killing, describing it as a cowardly act. | The US secretary of state, Hilary Clinton, joined Irish politicians, north and south, at the weekend in condemning the killing, describing it as a cowardly act. |
| Black will be buried on Tuesday in Cookstown, County Tyrone, after a service at his local Presbyterian church. | Black will be buried on Tuesday in Cookstown, County Tyrone, after a service at his local Presbyterian church. |
| The 52-year-old died after he was shot during a drive-by ambush on the M1 motorway last Thursday morning. The father of two had been driving from his home to work at Maghaberry top-security prison when his Audi car was raked with automatic gunfire. | The 52-year-old died after he was shot during a drive-by ambush on the M1 motorway last Thursday morning. The father of two had been driving from his home to work at Maghaberry top-security prison when his Audi car was raked with automatic gunfire. |
| He was the first prison officer to be murdered by paramilitaries since 1993. There have been tensions between prison authorities and 41 dissident republican inmates held in Maghaberry. | He was the first prison officer to be murdered by paramilitaries since 1993. There have been tensions between prison authorities and 41 dissident republican inmates held in Maghaberry. |
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