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Nuovo arresto per attacco di Massereene Barracks

Man arrested over soldier murders

Police investigating the Real IRA murders of two soldiers at an Antrim Army base in March have arrested a 43-year-old man.

massereeneThe man, who was arrested in west Belfast on Tuesday, is also being questioned about the attempted murder of five people at Massereene Barracks.

Meanwhile, a 22-year-old man questioned about the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon has been released.

A report will be sent to the Public Prosecution Service.

Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were shot dead outside Massereene barracks in Antrim by the Real IRA.

Two days later, Constable Carroll was murdered by the Continuity IRA.

The two young soldiers were the first to be murdered in Northern Ireland in 12 years, while Constable Carroll’s murder was the first of a police officer in NI since 1998.

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René Querin

Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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