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The funeral cortege of the police officer murdered by dissident republicans in County Armagh has left his home, led by a lone piper. The funeral of the police officer murdered by dissident republicans in County Armagh is under way.
The hearse was flanked by police officers and carried wreathes which said brother, son and uncle.
Constable Stephen Carroll, 48, was shot dead as he answered a call for help in Craigavon on Monday evening.Constable Stephen Carroll, 48, was shot dead as he answered a call for help in Craigavon on Monday evening.
Constable Carroll's funeral will take place in his home town of Banbridge, County Down. The funeral mass is being held in his home town of Banbridge, County Down. Hundreds of people have gathered in the street outside the church.
Hundreds of people and representatives from the four main churches gathered in the town centre on Friday morning for a three-minute silence. The funeral cortege left Constable Carroll's home, led by a lone piper and flanked by police officers.
The Reverend John Scott from the Church of Ireland appealed for "no more pain, no more suffering, no more violence". It carried wreathes which said brother, son and uncle.
Senior police officers from the UK and Ireland, including PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde and An Garda Siochána Commissioner Fachtna Murphy, have arrived at the church for the funeral mass.Senior police officers from the UK and Ireland, including PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde and An Garda Siochána Commissioner Fachtna Murphy, have arrived at the church for the funeral mass.
Also in attendance are local political leaders, including a delegation from Sinn Féin, joined by Secretary of State Shaun Woodward and the most senior Army officer in Northern Ireland, Brigadier George Norton.Also in attendance are local political leaders, including a delegation from Sinn Féin, joined by Secretary of State Shaun Woodward and the most senior Army officer in Northern Ireland, Brigadier George Norton.
Ulster Unionist MP Lady Sylvia Hermon, whose late husband Jack was an RUC chief constable, sat next to John O'Dowd from Sinn Féin.Ulster Unionist MP Lady Sylvia Hermon, whose late husband Jack was an RUC chief constable, sat next to John O'Dowd from Sinn Féin.
Widow 'numb' at policeman murderWidow 'numb' at policeman murder
Speaking on Thursday, Mr Carroll's widow Kate said: "I feel now that I'm dead inside."Speaking on Thursday, Mr Carroll's widow Kate said: "I feel now that I'm dead inside."
Addressing her husband's killers she asked them to realise "that a piece of land is a piece of land".Addressing her husband's killers she asked them to realise "that a piece of land is a piece of land".
"At the end of the day my husband's just going to get six foot by six foot and that's all any of us are going to get," she said."At the end of the day my husband's just going to get six foot by six foot and that's all any of us are going to get," she said.
It was the first murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland since 1998, as well as the first time that a PSNI officer had been murdered by paramilitaries since the force was formed in 2001.It was the first murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland since 1998, as well as the first time that a PSNI officer had been murdered by paramilitaries since the force was formed in 2001.
The Continuity IRA said it carried out the murder.The Continuity IRA said it carried out the murder.
Two days before Constable Carroll's murder, two soldiers were shot dead by the Real IRA at Massereene barracks in Antrim.Two days before Constable Carroll's murder, two soldiers were shot dead by the Real IRA at Massereene barracks in Antrim.
Mrs Carroll said that he had talked about the increasing level of violence before he left for work on Monday.Mrs Carroll said that he had talked about the increasing level of violence before he left for work on Monday.
"They have robbed my son of his father, my grandkids of their grandfather, my mum of her son. And me of my life," she said."They have robbed my son of his father, my grandkids of their grandfather, my mum of her son. And me of my life," she said.
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The three murders sparked widespread revulsion in Northern Ireland, with thousands of people from all communities attending peace vigils on Wednesday.The three murders sparked widespread revulsion in Northern Ireland, with thousands of people from all communities attending peace vigils on Wednesday.
Requiem Mass for Constable Carroll will be celebrated at St Therese Church at noon on Friday.Requiem Mass for Constable Carroll will be celebrated at St Therese Church at noon on Friday.
Police have been granted an extension until Tuesday to continue questioning two people, a youth aged 17 and a man aged 37, about Constable Carroll's murder.Police have been granted an extension until Tuesday to continue questioning two people, a youth aged 17 and a man aged 37, about Constable Carroll's murder.