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| Man held over 1972 murders freed | |
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| A 51-year-old man arrested over the murder of two men in Belfast 37 years ago has been released on bail. | |
| Thomas Marron, 59, and Leo Duffy, 45, both Catholics, were shot dead at an off-licence in Tates Avenue, in the south of the city on 14 October 1972. | Thomas Marron, 59, and Leo Duffy, 45, both Catholics, were shot dead at an off-licence in Tates Avenue, in the south of the city on 14 October 1972. |
| The suspect, who would have been no more than 14 at the time of the killings, was arrested by detectives from the Historical Enquiries Team. | The suspect, who would have been no more than 14 at the time of the killings, was arrested by detectives from the Historical Enquiries Team. |
| He was arrested in Antrim on Tuesday and released on bail on Wednesday. | |
| A police witness told an inquest at the time that the shootings seemed to be sectarian although the till was robbed. | A police witness told an inquest at the time that the shootings seemed to be sectarian although the till was robbed. |
| It is understood that the UDA were behind the killings although the attack was not claimed by any organisation. | It is understood that the UDA were behind the killings although the attack was not claimed by any organisation. |
| Mr Duffy, a bar manager, was from south Belfast and Mr Marron, an assistant bar manager, was from Andersonstown. | Mr Duffy, a bar manager, was from south Belfast and Mr Marron, an assistant bar manager, was from Andersonstown. |
| Both men were shot several times at point blank range while they worked at the Northern Wine Company, near the loyalist Village area. | Both men were shot several times at point blank range while they worked at the Northern Wine Company, near the loyalist Village area. |
| A student helping in the premises was badly injured. He was Kevin Finnegan, who went on to become a prominent QC, and is now a county court judge. | A student helping in the premises was badly injured. He was Kevin Finnegan, who went on to become a prominent QC, and is now a county court judge. |
| According to Lost Lives, a chronicle of all those who died in the Northern Ireland Troubles, the UDA were understood to have been behind the killing although the attack was never claimed. | According to Lost Lives, a chronicle of all those who died in the Northern Ireland Troubles, the UDA were understood to have been behind the killing although the attack was never claimed. |