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| Probe into fatal border shooting | Probe into fatal border shooting |
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| Police are trying to identify a man found shot dead in County Donegal. | Police are trying to identify a man found shot dead in County Donegal. |
| The man's body was found near a church in the village of Donnyloop in Castlefin, close to the border with Strabane, at about 1930 GMT on Tuesday. | The man's body was found near a church in the village of Donnyloop in Castlefin, close to the border with Strabane, at about 1930 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Local people attending a youth club event found the man lying on the road, beside the parochial house. | |
| He was thought to have been in his 20s or 30s and from the Strabane area. The Republic's State Pathologist, Professor Marie Cassidy, is examining his body. | |
| One woman said she heard two shots. It is thought the man may have been shot in the church car park and then made his way onto the road. | |
| A number of local people, including a nurse, tried to resuscitate the man but he died a short time later. | A number of local people, including a nurse, tried to resuscitate the man but he died a short time later. |
| Parish Priest Father Brian McGoldrick arrived at the scene and prayed over the body. | Parish Priest Father Brian McGoldrick arrived at the scene and prayed over the body. |
| "I am simply appalled by it," he said. | "I am simply appalled by it," he said. |
| "It is just a sad reflection on things that are happening in Ireland at the moment. | "It is just a sad reflection on things that are happening in Ireland at the moment. |
| "Why they should have singled out Donnyloop, I don't know. | "Why they should have singled out Donnyloop, I don't know. |
| "It is just an appalling crime and there is nothing you can do but condemn it in the strongest terms." | "It is just an appalling crime and there is nothing you can do but condemn it in the strongest terms." |
| Police appeal | Police appeal |
| Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn, who went to the scene, appealed to families from both sides of the border who were concerned about a missing relative to contact them or the PSNI. | Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn, who went to the scene, appealed to families from both sides of the border who were concerned about a missing relative to contact them or the PSNI. |
| Gardaà believe those responsible for the shooting escaped in a silver car. | |
| A silver Rover car was later found burnt out at Coshquinn outside Londonderry. | A silver Rover car was later found burnt out at Coshquinn outside Londonderry. |
| BBC Radio Foyle reporter Enda McClafferty said people in the area were shocked. | BBC Radio Foyle reporter Enda McClafferty said people in the area were shocked. |
| "People are also very angry that this should happen so close to their church. They say nothing like this has ever happened there before. | "People are also very angry that this should happen so close to their church. They say nothing like this has ever happened there before. |
| "It is a village just two miles from the Tyrone border, but they say it's a place which escaped the worst of the Troubles." | "It is a village just two miles from the Tyrone border, but they say it's a place which escaped the worst of the Troubles." |
| The man's body is due to be taken to Letterkenny hospital for a post-mortem examination later. | The man's body is due to be taken to Letterkenny hospital for a post-mortem examination later. |