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Gunmen fire shots at PSNI station | Gunmen fire shots at PSNI station |
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Shots have been fired at a police station in County Armagh. | Shots have been fired at a police station in County Armagh. |
The gun attack happened at about 2130 GMT on Sunday when a car pulled up at the gates of the police station in Crossmaglen. | |
Two people fired a number of shots at the building. No-one was injured in the attack. | Two people fired a number of shots at the building. No-one was injured in the attack. |
The gunmen made off in the direction of Cullaville. It is the second gun attack on the base in a month. On 30 December, a number of shots were fired. | The gunmen made off in the direction of Cullaville. It is the second gun attack on the base in a month. On 30 December, a number of shots were fired. |
Dissident republicans are thought to be responsible for the attacks. | |
Local Sinn Fein councillor Terry Hearty said: "Any shooting is a worry for the people in the town. I just want to totally and utterly condemn it. | |
"It is not doing any good for the town. We have a number of major developments over the last number of years. | |
"We have a new hotel in the town, we have a major shopping complex on the edge of the town. None of this is doing any good to the people of south Armagh." |
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