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| Shots fired at police near border | |
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| Shots have been fired at police in a County Fermanagh village close to the border with the Irish Republic. | Shots have been fired at police in a County Fermanagh village close to the border with the Irish Republic. |
| Officers returned fire when they came under attack in Garrison, 20 miles from Enniskillen, on Saturday evening. There were no reports of injuries. | |
| Police sealed off the area and have been searching nearby woodland. | |
| Security officials believe dissident republicans against the peace process may have been involved. Fermanagh has seen a lot of dissident activity. | |
| They are also believed to have been responsible for the fatal shootings of two soldiers outside Massereene barracks in Antrim, and a police officer in Craigavon, County Armagh, in March. | They are also believed to have been responsible for the fatal shootings of two soldiers outside Massereene barracks in Antrim, and a police officer in Craigavon, County Armagh, in March. |
| Tommy Gallagher, the SDLP assembly member for Fermanagh, said the incident was worrying for local people. | |
| "It just looks like a rewind to the pattern in many border villages 30 years ago. So the people responsible for this have to be condemned," he said. | |
| BBC Ireland correspondent Mark Simpson said that Fermanagh was one of the two areas to have seen most dissident activity, along with north Armagh. | BBC Ireland correspondent Mark Simpson said that Fermanagh was one of the two areas to have seen most dissident activity, along with north Armagh. |
| "The likes of the Real IRA have been pretty active there in recent weeks. That's who the finger of blame will be pointing at, at this very early stage," he said. | "The likes of the Real IRA have been pretty active there in recent weeks. That's who the finger of blame will be pointing at, at this very early stage," he said. |
| In line with agreed protocol the Police Ombudsman has been informed of the incident. | In line with agreed protocol the Police Ombudsman has been informed of the incident. |