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| Police discuss dissident threat | Police discuss dissident threat |
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| Police chiefs from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are assessing the security threat posed by dissident republicans. | |
| Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde and An Garda Siochána Commissioner Fachtna Murphy are meeting now in Belfast. | |
| Two soldiers and a policeman have been murdered by dissident republicans in the last week. | Two soldiers and a policeman have been murdered by dissident republicans in the last week. |
| The police commander in Londonderry has said dissident republicans are on a recruitment drive in the city. | The police commander in Londonderry has said dissident republicans are on a recruitment drive in the city. |
| Chief Inspector Chris Yates said: "These are dangerous groups, they are very much small in number, but they are very keen to increase their influence. | Chief Inspector Chris Yates said: "These are dangerous groups, they are very much small in number, but they are very keen to increase their influence. |
| "The reality is they are out there in the communities, working, trying to recruit people, trying to pervert people, trying to turn people to their cause and that's very worrying." | "The reality is they are out there in the communities, working, trying to recruit people, trying to pervert people, trying to turn people to their cause and that's very worrying." |
| He said the PSNI would be maintaining a high profile to prevent attacks. | He said the PSNI would be maintaining a high profile to prevent attacks. |
| Children attended the vigil in Craigavon | Children attended the vigil in Craigavon |
| A Sinn Féin delegation is to attend the funeral on Friday of Constable Stephen Paul Carroll in Banbridge. | |
| The police officer was shot dead in Craigavon, County Armagh, on Monday. The murder was claimed by the dissident republican group Continuity IRA. | |
| The delegation will include Sinn Féin policing board member Alex Maskey, MLA John O'Dowd who represents Upper Bann, and Banbridge councillor Dessie Ward. | |
| Meanwhile, a service is to be held at Massereene Barracks in Antrim later for the two soldiers who were killed on Saturday. | Meanwhile, a service is to be held at Massereene Barracks in Antrim later for the two soldiers who were killed on Saturday. |
| Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot by the dissident republican Real IRA as they accepted a pizza delivery. | Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot by the dissident republican Real IRA as they accepted a pizza delivery. |
| Four men, including two pizza delivery men, were injured in the attack. One of them remains in a critical condition and another is seriously ill. | |
| The partner of one of the delivery men has described the attack as a "terrible, violent act" and extended her sympathy to the families of the murdered soldiers. | The partner of one of the delivery men has described the attack as a "terrible, violent act" and extended her sympathy to the families of the murdered soldiers. |
| She also praised medical staff for saving his partner's life. | She also praised medical staff for saving his partner's life. |
| Craigavon: City of hope and fear | Craigavon: City of hope and fear |
| "We would like to thank the medical staff at Antrim Area Hospital for all the care and attention given to my partner," she said in a statement. | "We would like to thank the medical staff at Antrim Area Hospital for all the care and attention given to my partner," she said in a statement. |
| Thousands of people attended peace rallies across Northern Ireland on Wednesday following the murders . | |
| Silent protests took place in Belfast, Lisburn, Newry, Downpatrick and Londonderry. | Silent protests took place in Belfast, Lisburn, Newry, Downpatrick and Londonderry. |
| A peace vigil was also held in Craigavon near the site where Constable Carroll was shot. | |
| A youth aged 17 and a 37-year-old man are still being questioned over the murder of the 48-year-old. | A youth aged 17 and a 37-year-old man are still being questioned over the murder of the 48-year-old. |
| Northern Ireland's four main church leaders are to make a public statement on the situation later on Thursday. | Northern Ireland's four main church leaders are to make a public statement on the situation later on Thursday. |
| British and Irish ministers met for a security summit at Hillsborough Castle in County Down on Tuesday, where they pledged the attacks would not be allowed to derail the peace process. | British and Irish ministers met for a security summit at Hillsborough Castle in County Down on Tuesday, where they pledged the attacks would not be allowed to derail the peace process. |
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