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| Pair held over soldier shootings | Pair held over soldier shootings |
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| A 39-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the Real IRA murders of two soldiers at an Army base in Antrim. | A 39-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the Real IRA murders of two soldiers at an Army base in Antrim. |
| The woman, arrested in west Belfast, is Marian Price who was jailed in 1973 for bombing the Old Bailey in London. | |
| Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were shot dead outside Massereene Barracks in Antrim in March. | Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey were shot dead outside Massereene Barracks in Antrim in March. |
| The man was arrested in County Tyrone. A total of 12 people have been arrested so far in connection with the shooting. | |
| A police spokesperson said the arrests, made on Tuesday morning, were part of an on-going search operation. | |
| The pair have been taken to Antrim police station for questioning, the spokesperson added. | The pair have been taken to Antrim police station for questioning, the spokesperson added. |
| So far only two men, prominent republican Colin Duffy, 41, and Brian Shivers, 44, from Sperrin Mews in Magherafelt, have been charged with the murders. | So far only two men, prominent republican Colin Duffy, 41, and Brian Shivers, 44, from Sperrin Mews in Magherafelt, have been charged with the murders. |