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| IRA link to border death denied | |
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| Sinn Fein MP Conor Murphy has said he does not believe there was any republican involvement in the death of a man in County Monaghan. | |
| The family of Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn, 21, said their son was abducted and beaten by the IRA because he refused to leave the country. | The family of Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn, 21, said their son was abducted and beaten by the IRA because he refused to leave the country. |
| Mr Quinn was found at farm buildings at Tullycoora near Oram just after 1800 BST on Saturday. He died later. | |
| Mr Murphy has disputed the family's claim, calling the attack unjustified. | Mr Murphy has disputed the family's claim, calling the attack unjustified. |
| Mr Quinn's family said he had been recently involved in a dispute with individual members of the IRA. | Mr Quinn's family said he had been recently involved in a dispute with individual members of the IRA. |
| "Following this he received a threat by a third party ordering him to leave the country," read a statement from the Quinn family. | "Following this he received a threat by a third party ordering him to leave the country," read a statement from the Quinn family. |
| The community are very upset and numb at the death of a young person Fr Kevin Mullan | The community are very upset and numb at the death of a young person Fr Kevin Mullan |
| "Our son courageously and correctly refused to leave. | "Our son courageously and correctly refused to leave. |
| "We believe that he was abducted by the Provisional movement and brutally beaten to death." | "We believe that he was abducted by the Provisional movement and brutally beaten to death." |
| But Mr Murphy, the regional development minister, said: "I do not believe that there is any republican involvement in this murder. | But Mr Murphy, the regional development minister, said: "I do not believe that there is any republican involvement in this murder. |
| "Whatever circumstances are behind the attack there can be no justification for this type of violence." | "Whatever circumstances are behind the attack there can be no justification for this type of violence." |
| Gardai said it was very early in their investigation and they were keeping an open mind about the reasons for the assault. | Gardai said it was very early in their investigation and they were keeping an open mind about the reasons for the assault. |
| A senior detective also said the possibility of paramilitary involvement had not yet been ruled in or out of the investigation. | A senior detective also said the possibility of paramilitary involvement had not yet been ruled in or out of the investigation. |
| The MEP, Jim Allister, said there must be no political pressure put on the investigation if the IRA is involved in the man's death. | The MEP, Jim Allister, said there must be no political pressure put on the investigation if the IRA is involved in the man's death. |
| SDLP assembly member Dominic Bradley said Mr Quinn had been lured to a farm in County Monaghan where he was attacked by a gang. | SDLP assembly member Dominic Bradley said Mr Quinn had been lured to a farm in County Monaghan where he was attacked by a gang. |
| "There is utter revulsion in the local community at this act," he said. | "There is utter revulsion in the local community at this act," he said. |
| It is thought at least three others were at the farm who crossed the border back into Northern Ireland. | |
| Two people arrived at the Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry a short time later to be treated for serious injuries. | Two people arrived at the Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry a short time later to be treated for serious injuries. |
| Fr Kevin Mullan said the family were devastated by the death. | |
| "His family are in a great state of shock," he said. | "His family are in a great state of shock," he said. |
| "The community are very upset and numb at the death of a young person; one that died in such tragic circumstances, so young." | "The community are very upset and numb at the death of a young person; one that died in such tragic circumstances, so young." |