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Third night of trouble in Armagh Third night of trouble in Armagh
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Trouble has flared on the streets of County Armagh for a third night.Trouble has flared on the streets of County Armagh for a third night.
Disturbances are thought to have been sparked last week when three local men were jailed over a dissident republican mortar bomb plot to kill police.Disturbances are thought to have been sparked last week when three local men were jailed over a dissident republican mortar bomb plot to kill police.
The latest unrest in Lurgan and Craigavon comes a day after police stepped up patrols to try to head off any threat from dissident republicans. The latest unrest in Lurgan and Craigavon comes as police stepped up patrols to try to head off any threat from dissident republicans.
Police are concerned an attack may be planned for the arrival on Tuesday of the new chief constable Matt Baggot. Police are concerned an attack may be planned for the arrival on Tuesday of new PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott.
As a direct response, police launched Operation Dissent which will see more police patrols and checkpoints in parts of Northern Ireland. As a direct response, on Friday evening police launched Operation Dissent which will see more police patrols and checkpoints in parts of Northern Ireland.
It began on Friday evening just as a second night of trouble began in the town of Lurgan. In the latest trouble, two cars were hijacked in the neighbouring towns of Craigavon and Lurgan.
'Murderous intent' In Craigavon, up to six masked men forced a man out of his car at the Drumbeg roundabout at about 2140 BST on Saturday.
Vans were hijacked and burnt on the main Belfast to Dublin railway line and masked gunmen were reportedly seen in the area. One was carrying a gun while another had a knife.
In a statement, the police said the operation would take place at a "variety of places and times" and sought the public's "patience... in what we believe is a necessary step to prevent those with murderous intent going about their business". Lorry device
Twenty minutes later in Lurgan, two men, one armed with a handgun, stopped a woman driving a lorry.
One of the men told her there was a device strapped to her vehicle and told her to drive to Lurgan Police Station.
She drove a short distance before getting out and called police, who examined the lorry but found nothing.
The lorry was hijacked at a railway crossing at Lake Street.
It is the same area where hijacked vehicles were abandoned on the main Belfast to Dublin railway line on Thursday and Friday, disrupting train services.
Last week, a 600lb bomb was defused at Forkhill in south Armagh, a device which police said had been designed to kill its officers.Last week, a 600lb bomb was defused at Forkhill in south Armagh, a device which police said had been designed to kill its officers.
It is understood senior police officers fear dissident republicans will attempt to mark the new chief constable's arrival with an attack. After the murders of two soldiers and a police officer in March, the threat posed by dissident republicans is said to be higher now than at any time in the past five years.
Dissident republicans have not shot anyone since the murders of two soldiers and a police officer in March.
However, the dissident threat is said to be higher now than at any time in the past five years.