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Shots fired at police near border Dissidents blamed for two attacks
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Shots have been fired at police in a County Fermanagh village close to the border with the Irish Republic. Dissident republicans have been blamed for firing shots at police in County Fermanagh and for a later attack on the Policing Board headquarters in Belfast.
Officers returned fire when they came under attack in Garrison, 20 miles from Enniskillen, on Saturday evening. There were no reports of injuries. Officers returned fire after they were shot at in Garrison, close to the Irish border. No-one was injured in the incident on Saturday night.
Police sealed off the area and have been searching nearby woodland. Meanwhile, bomb experts are examining a car which ignited outside the Policing Board's headquarters in Clarendon dock.
Security officials believe dissident republicans against the peace process may have been involved. Fermanagh has seen a lot of dissident activity. The car had earlier been driven through a barrier by two men who then ran off.
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. It is understood no-one was injured in either incident.
Tommy Gallagher, the SDLP assembly member for Fermanagh, said the incident was worrying for local people. Both Garrison and the area around Clarendon Dock have been cordoned off while police examine the scene.
Tommy Gallagher, an 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."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.