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| Dublin boxing weigh-in: Man shot dead, two men injured | Dublin boxing weigh-in: Man shot dead, two men injured |
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| A man has been killed in a shooting at a weigh-in for a World Boxing Organization (WBO) title fight in the Republic of Ireland. | |
| Two other men were injured in the incident at Dublin's Regency Hotel at about 14:30 local time on Friday. | Two other men were injured in the incident at Dublin's Regency Hotel at about 14:30 local time on Friday. |
| It is understood the gunmen were dressed as police officers and armed with AK47 assault rifles. | It is understood the gunmen were dressed as police officers and armed with AK47 assault rifles. |
| The event was ahead of Saturday night's European lightweight bout between Jamie Kavanagh and Antonio Joao Bento. | |
| Uniform | Uniform |
| Kavanagh tweeted to say he was "OK", adding: "I was lucky today is all I can say." | |
| BBC Radio Foyle's sports reporter Kevin McAnena, who was at the hotel, said he "never felt terror like it" when one of the gunmen pointed a gun at him. | BBC Radio Foyle's sports reporter Kevin McAnena, who was at the hotel, said he "never felt terror like it" when one of the gunmen pointed a gun at him. |
| He said he saw one of the gunmen shoot a man in the leg about six feet away from him. | He said he saw one of the gunmen shoot a man in the leg about six feet away from him. |
| "I heard two loud gunshots from outside coming into the hotel," he said. | |
| "At which point, two men, who I thought were [police] officers - turns out they were just dressed up in [police] uniform - came in with guns." | |
| Gangland | Gangland |
| He said he believed "the man I saw shot is the man that is now dead". | |
| "That same gunman then looked over at me and pointed the gun at me," he said. | "That same gunman then looked over at me and pointed the gun at me," he said. |
| "[Police] have told me since that [the guns] were AK47 rifles. | "[Police] have told me since that [the guns] were AK47 rifles. |
| "It's so surreal, it just happened so quickly, right in front of me. | "It's so surreal, it just happened so quickly, right in front of me. |
| "A man was shot dead six feet away from me - it's hard to gather your thoughts right now." | "A man was shot dead six feet away from me - it's hard to gather your thoughts right now." |
| Cancelled | Cancelled |
| The injured men, in their 20s or 30s, have "possible gunshot wounds", police said, and have been taken to hospitals in Dublin. | The injured men, in their 20s or 30s, have "possible gunshot wounds", police said, and have been taken to hospitals in Dublin. |
| Police investigating the suspected gangland crime have sealed off the hotel for a forensic examination. | |
| Mel Cristle, the president of the Boxing Union of Ireland, said the shooting was not indiscriminate and the boxers were being targeted. | |
| Speaking to Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, he said people were diving for cover and "they couldn't believe what was going on". | |
| He said there were between 200 and 300 people, including children, at the weigh-in. | |
| The pay-per-view channel Box Nation was due to broadcast Saturday's fight as part of the Clash of the Clans show at Dublin's National Stadium. | |
| But it has said the event has now been cancelled. |