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Condannati gli spari contro la stazione PSNI di Crossmaglen

Police base gun attack condemned

Northern Ireland Security Minister Paul Goggins has condemned those behind a gun attack on a police station in Crossmaglen.

The shots were fired at the PSNI base on Sunday night. No-one was injured but police have appealed for information.

A car pulled up at the gates of the police station at around 9.30pm and two people fired several rounds before making off towards Cullaville, south Armagh.

Dissident republicans are thought to be behind the attack which Mr Goggins has branded “reprehensible”.

“I absolutely condemn those who carried out this attack. Another attack on the PSNI – this time it was a police station, but just a couple of weeks ago it was a police officer.

“It’s very important that we all stand together in the face of that kind of reprehensible behaviour. There’s no part in Northern Ireland for that kind of behaviour.”

“They’re a small minority – they represent no-one and we should stand absolutely in condemnation of them,” Mr Goggins said.

‘Political vacuum’

The SDLP MLA for the area, Dominic Bradley, said the people who carried out this attack were taking advantage of current political instability.

“The longer there is a vacuum the more the opportunity they believe they have to exert their influence,” said Mr Bradley.

“I believe the only answer to that is to show that the political institutions are working, that isn’t the case at the moment and that vacuum is priding these people with an opportunity.”

“We need results from the present talks; we need the powers of policing and justice to be transferred to Northern Ireland.”

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