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| Kevin McGuigan murder: Police link Provisional IRA to killing in Belfast | Kevin McGuigan murder: Police link Provisional IRA to killing in Belfast |
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| Police say they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder of Kevin McGuigan Sr in east Belfast. | Police say they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder of Kevin McGuigan Sr in east Belfast. |
| Police say the organisation called Action Against Drugs, whose members include members of PIRA, were responsible. | Police say the organisation called Action Against Drugs, whose members include members of PIRA, were responsible. |
| Mr McGuigan Sr, 53, was murdered at his home in east Belfast last week. | Mr McGuigan Sr, 53, was murdered at his home in east Belfast last week. |
| Det Supt Kevin Geddes said a major line of inquiry was that members of PIRA were involved. | Det Supt Kevin Geddes said a major line of inquiry was that members of PIRA were involved. |
| "Action Against Drugs as you may be aware made a public statement on 6 August that they would execute anybody who had any involvement or they believed had any involvement in the murder of Jock Davison," he added. | "Action Against Drugs as you may be aware made a public statement on 6 August that they would execute anybody who had any involvement or they believed had any involvement in the murder of Jock Davison," he added. |
| "It is my assessment that Action Against Drugs are a group of individuals who are criminals, violent dissident republicans and former members of the Provisional IRA. | "It is my assessment that Action Against Drugs are a group of individuals who are criminals, violent dissident republicans and former members of the Provisional IRA. |
| "They are dangerous, they are involved in violence and extortion of the nationalist and republican communities and they have a criminal agenda. | |
| "My assessment is that this is a separate group from the Provisional IRA. A major line of inquiry for this investigation is that members of the Provisional IRA were involved in this murder. | "My assessment is that this is a separate group from the Provisional IRA. A major line of inquiry for this investigation is that members of the Provisional IRA were involved in this murder. |
| "I have no information at this stage to say whether that was sanctioned at a command level or not and I'm not prepared to speculate on that." | "I have no information at this stage to say whether that was sanctioned at a command level or not and I'm not prepared to speculate on that." |
| Mr McGuigan Sr was murdered at his home at Comber Court in the Short Strand area last week. | |
| Police believe two men shot him several times in the head and chest at point blank range before running off. | |
| Sinn Féin has denied speculation that Provisional IRA may have been involved in his murder. The DUP said there would be "repercussions" if that is the case. |