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Post by Frenchie on Sept 20, 2009 9:35:39 GMT 1
Trouble has flared on the streets of County Armagh for a third night. Disturbances are thought to have been sparked last week when three local men were jailed over a dissident republican mortar bomb plot to kill police. The latest unrest in Lurgan and Craigavon comes a day after police stepped up patrols to try to head off any threat from dissident republicans. Police are concerned an attack may be planned for the arrival on Tuesday of the new chief constable Matt Baggot. As a direct response, police launched Operation Dissent which will see more police patrols and checkpoints in parts of Northern Ireland. It began on Friday evening just as a second night of trouble began in the town of Lurgan. 'Murderous intent' Vans were hijacked and burnt on the main Belfast to Dublin railway line and masked gunmen were reportedly seen in the area. In a statement, the police said the operation would take place at a "variety of places and times" and sought the public's "patience... in what we believe is a necessary step to prevent those with murderous intent going about their business". Last week, a 600lb bomb was defused at Forkhill in south Armagh, a device which police said had been designed to kill its officers. Continued.........>>Attachments:
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