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| Ministers to discuss Northern Ireland prison officer murder | Ministers to discuss Northern Ireland prison officer murder |
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| Irish ministers and their counterparts in Northern Ireland are to discuss a response to the murder of a prison officer along the M1 motorway. | Irish ministers and their counterparts in Northern Ireland are to discuss a response to the murder of a prison officer along the M1 motorway. |
| The killing of David Black will be top of the agenda at the north-south ministerial council in Armagh, which is only a few miles from the scene of Thursday's terror attack by republican dissidents. | The killing of David Black will be top of the agenda at the north-south ministerial council in Armagh, which is only a few miles from the scene of Thursday's terror attack by republican dissidents. |
| Gunmen travelling in a stolen car fired upon the 52-year-old's Audi car near a junction leading to Portadown, as he was on his way to work at Maghaberry top security prison. | Gunmen travelling in a stolen car fired upon the 52-year-old's Audi car near a junction leading to Portadown, as he was on his way to work at Maghaberry top security prison. |
| The father of two was the first prison officer to die at the hands of paramilitaries since 1993 and his death has sparked fears of retaliation. | The father of two was the first prison officer to die at the hands of paramilitaries since 1993 and his death has sparked fears of retaliation. |
| However, his family appealed for no more violence in a statement issued through a clergyman in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, where the Black family live. | However, his family appealed for no more violence in a statement issued through a clergyman in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, where the Black family live. |
| Meanwhile, the head of the Northern Ireland prison service, Sue McAllister, had to fend off allegations on a television station on Thursday night that personal protection weapons for prison officers were being taken away from them. | Meanwhile, the head of the Northern Ireland prison service, Sue McAllister, had to fend off allegations on a television station on Thursday night that personal protection weapons for prison officers were being taken away from them. |
| "I have checked and to my knowledge no prison officer has been told that his or her personal protection weapon is to be withdrawn," she said. | "I have checked and to my knowledge no prison officer has been told that his or her personal protection weapon is to be withdrawn," she said. |
| "I will certainly be making sure that any prison officer who wishes to have a personal protection weapon will be able to apply to the police service as per our procedures." | "I will certainly be making sure that any prison officer who wishes to have a personal protection weapon will be able to apply to the police service as per our procedures." |
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