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| Two arrests over NI police murder | |
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| A man and a woman have been arrested over the murder of Northern Ireland policeman Stephen Carroll. | |
| Pc Carroll, 48, was shot while on duty in Craigavon, Co Armagh, on Monday. | |
| The man, 37, and woman, 30, were arrested in the town in connection with "serious terrorist crime", the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. | |
| Meanwhile, officers investigating the murder of two soldiers have come under petrol bomb attack from rioters in Lurgan, Co Armagh. | |
| The officers had been carrying out searches in Lurgan where prominent Republican Colin Duffy was earlier arrested over the killings. He is still being questioned. | |
| Police searched Mr Duffy's house throughout Saturday and came under attack from youths who threw stones at them. | Police searched Mr Duffy's house throughout Saturday and came under attack from youths who threw stones at them. |
| Republican protesters gathered in the early evening threw a number of petrol bombs at the police in several different places in the town. | |
| The BBC's Chris Page in Belfast says the situation is now reported to be fairly calm. | The BBC's Chris Page in Belfast says the situation is now reported to be fairly calm. |
| Also in Lurgan, officers probing the murder of Pc Carroll have found a gun and ammunition. | |
| Soldiers' vigil | Soldiers' vigil |
| Mr Duffy, 41, is one of three men being quizzed about the soldiers' murders at Massereene Army base. | |
| Detectives investigating the killings also carried out an operation in Bellaghy, Co Londonderry. | |
| Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were shot outside the base in Antrim. About 500 people attended a vigil at the scene on Saturday. | Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were shot outside the base in Antrim. About 500 people attended a vigil at the scene on Saturday. |
| The gathering, which was organised by Antrim Borough Council, was addressed by the mayor of the town and local clergy. The mayors of Wexford, Cork, Westmeath, and Wicklow also attended. | The gathering, which was organised by Antrim Borough Council, was addressed by the mayor of the town and local clergy. The mayors of Wexford, Cork, Westmeath, and Wicklow also attended. |
| Dissident Republican group the Real IRA said it carried out the attack. | |
| Mr Duffy is a former IRA member who has been critical of Sinn Fein's support for the police service. | |
| The other men arrested over the murders are aged 32 and 21. | The other men arrested over the murders are aged 32 and 21. |
| Rifle fire | Rifle fire |
| Sappers Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Azimkar, 21, from Wood Green, north London, were attacked after coming out of the base to collect pizzas they had ordered. | Sappers Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Azimkar, 21, from Wood Green, north London, were attacked after coming out of the base to collect pizzas they had ordered. |
| Two gunmen in a car parked nearby opened fire with semi-automatic rifles. | Two gunmen in a car parked nearby opened fire with semi-automatic rifles. |
| Four other people, including two pizza delivery men, were injured. | Four other people, including two pizza delivery men, were injured. |
| The soldiers, from 25 Field Squadron of 38 Engineer Regiment, were murdered just hours before they were to have been deployed in Afghanistan. | The soldiers, from 25 Field Squadron of 38 Engineer Regiment, were murdered just hours before they were to have been deployed in Afghanistan. |