Saturday, March 14, 2009

Northern Ireland Riots After Police Arrest 3 Over Killings

Fire bomb: Rioters unleashed violence in the wake of Colin Duffy's arrest

From Yahoo News/AP:

LURGAN, Northern Ireland – Irish nationalist gangs hurled gas bombs at police Saturday after three alleged IRA dissidents were arrested on suspicion of killing two British soldiers in an attack designed to trigger wider violence in Northern Ireland.

Police operating in armored cars and flame-retardant suits said none of their officers was injured during the rising mob violence in the Irish Catholic end of Lurgan, a religiously divided town southwest of Belfast. Rioters also blocked the main Belfast-to-Dublin railway line that runs alongside the hardline Kilwilkie neighborhood of the town.

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More News On The Riots In Northern Ireland

Riots return to streets of Ulster after former IRA prisoner is arrested over British soldier murders -- Daily Times
Sinn Fein rebels linked to killing of two soldiers -- Times Online
Hardliners vent their fury at Martin McGuinness -- The Guardian
New politics of Ulster must be nurtured -- Times Online opinion
Police attacked as republican held -- Mirror.com.uk
Ex-IRA prisoner held over murders -- The Guardian
'300 dissidents seeking to wreck peace process' - Orde -- Irish Times

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