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| David Black murder - two arrests over prison officer attack | |
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| Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer, David Black. | Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer, David Black. |
| The 52-year-old was attacked on the M1 motorway in County Armagh as he drove to work on Thursday. | The 52-year-old was attacked on the M1 motorway in County Armagh as he drove to work on Thursday. |
| A car drove up beside his vehicle and fired a number of shots. Mr Black's car veered into a ditch and he died at the scene. | A car drove up beside his vehicle and fired a number of shots. Mr Black's car veered into a ditch and he died at the scene. |
| The arrested men, aged 31 and 44, were detained in the Lurgan area in County Armagh on Friday morning. | The arrested men, aged 31 and 44, were detained in the Lurgan area in County Armagh on Friday morning. |
| They have been taken to Antrim police station for questioning. | |
| Mr Black, a father-of-two from Cookstown in County Tyrone, was the first prison officer to be murdered in Northern Ireland in almost 20 years. | |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have said they believe dissident republican paramilitaries were responsible for the attack. | |
| The murder has been condemned by all political parties in Northern Ireland. |