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| 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. | 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 after they were shot at in Garrison, close to the Irish border. No-one was injured in the incident on Saturday night. | 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. |
| Meanwhile, bomb experts are examining a car which ignited outside the Policing Board's headquarters in Clarendon dock. | Meanwhile, bomb experts are examining a car which ignited outside the Policing Board's headquarters in Clarendon dock. |
| The car had earlier been driven through a barrier by two men who then ran off. | The car had earlier been driven through a barrier by two men who then ran off. |
| It is understood no-one was injured in either incident. | It is understood no-one was injured in either incident. |
| Both Garrison and the area around Clarendon Dock have been cordoned off while police examine the scene. | 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. | 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 Fermanagh. |