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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 to meet later to assess the security threat posed by dissident republicans. | Police chiefs from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are to meet later to assess the security threat posed by dissident republicans. |
| Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde and An Garda Siochána Commissioner Fachtna Murphy will hold talks 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. | |
| 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." | |
| 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 |
| Meanwhile, a service is to be held at Massereene Barracks in Antrim later for the two soldiers who were killed on Saturday. | |
| 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, County Armagh, near the site where Constable Stephen Paul Carroll was shot dead on Monday. | A peace vigil was also held in Craigavon, County Armagh, near the site where Constable Stephen Paul Carroll was shot dead on Monday. |
| Dissident republican group, the Continuity IRA, said it shot Constable Carroll.Craigavon: City of hope and fear | |
| 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. |
| His funeral is due to take place in Banbridge on Friday. | |
| 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. |
| A reward of £100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers of Constable Carroll and the two soldiers has been offered by the Sun newspaper in conjunction with the Crimestoppers charity. | A reward of £100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers of Constable Carroll and the two soldiers has been offered by the Sun newspaper in conjunction with the Crimestoppers charity. |
| Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot at Massereene army base, Antrim. | Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot at Massereene army base, Antrim. |
| The Real IRA said they killed the soldiers, who died in a hail of bullets as they accepted a pizza delivery at about 2120 GMT. | The Real IRA said they killed the soldiers, who died in a hail of bullets as they accepted a pizza delivery at about 2120 GMT. |
| Four men were also injured in the attack. One of them is in a critical condition and another is seriously ill. | Four men were also injured in the attack. One of them is in a critical condition and another is seriously ill. |
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