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| Shots fired at cell death funeral | Shots fired at cell death funeral |
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| A volley of shots has been fired over the coffin of the dissident republican who died at a PSNI station on Saturday. | |
| Four men dressed in paramilitary style uniform and black masks flanked John Brady's coffin at his sister's home on the Drumrallagh estate in Strabane. | Four men dressed in paramilitary style uniform and black masks flanked John Brady's coffin at his sister's home on the Drumrallagh estate in Strabane. |
| One man shouted orders in Irish and three fired shots into the air over the coffin, which was draped in a tricolour with a black beret and gloves on top. | |
| The coffin was then taken to Immaculate Conception Church for Requiem Mass. | The coffin was then taken to Immaculate Conception Church for Requiem Mass. |
| Several hundred mourners clapped and cheered after the shots were fired and a police helicopter flew overhead. | Several hundred mourners clapped and cheered after the shots were fired and a police helicopter flew overhead. |
| John Brady was found dead in a cell at Strand Road police station | John Brady was found dead in a cell at Strand Road police station |
| It is understood that Brady took his own life at Strand Road PSNI station in Londonderry on Saturday. | It is understood that Brady took his own life at Strand Road PSNI station in Londonderry on Saturday. |
| He was arrested on Friday over an alleged assault. | He was arrested on Friday over an alleged assault. |
| His family said they were concerned over the circumstances of his death which is now being investigated by the police ombudsman. | His family said they were concerned over the circumstances of his death which is now being investigated by the police ombudsman. |
| The 40-year-old was on weekend parole from prison when he was arrested. | The 40-year-old was on weekend parole from prison when he was arrested. |
| He was serving the final part of a sentence for the murder of a police officer during the Troubles, to which he pleaded guilty in 1991. | He was serving the final part of a sentence for the murder of a police officer during the Troubles, to which he pleaded guilty in 1991. |
| RUC Reserve Constable David Black died after an under-car booby-trap bomb exploded near his home on the outskirts of Strabane 20 years ago. | RUC Reserve Constable David Black died after an under-car booby-trap bomb exploded near his home on the outskirts of Strabane 20 years ago. |
| 'Revoked' | 'Revoked' |
| Brady was released under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement but his licence was later revoked and he was returned to prison in November 2003. | Brady was released under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement but his licence was later revoked and he was returned to prison in November 2003. |
| It is understood that, before his latest arrest, he was due for release in a matter of weeks. | It is understood that, before his latest arrest, he was due for release in a matter of weeks. |
| Last year, Brady was charged with putting a bomb under the car of a former RIR soldier in 2002. | Last year, Brady was charged with putting a bomb under the car of a former RIR soldier in 2002. |
| However, the charge of attempted murder was dropped over concerns about the reliability of low copy number DNA evidence, which had been criticised during the Omagh bomb trial. | However, the charge of attempted murder was dropped over concerns about the reliability of low copy number DNA evidence, which had been criticised during the Omagh bomb trial. |