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| Newtownbutler wedding shooting: Man in 60s dies | Newtownbutler wedding shooting: Man in 60s dies |
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| A man in his 60s has died after being shot outside a Catholic church in County Fermanagh where a wedding was taking place. | A man in his 60s has died after being shot outside a Catholic church in County Fermanagh where a wedding was taking place. |
| It happened in Newtownbutler shortly after 13:00 GMT. | It happened in Newtownbutler shortly after 13:00 GMT. |
| The man was flown to hospital in a police helicopter but died from his injuries. | The man was flown to hospital in a police helicopter but died from his injuries. |
| Another man, who is in his 30s, was also shot. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | Another man, who is in his 30s, was also shot. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. |
| Part of Bridge Street in the village has been closed. | Part of Bridge Street in the village has been closed. |
| The priest who was conducting the wedding described what happened. He said it had been a wedding involving two families from the travelling community. | |
| Fr Michael King said the shooting started as the bride stood at the back of the church waiting to walk up the aisle. | |
| "The next thing I heard was (people shouting), 'there's shots, there's shots'. | |
| "I thought 'God what's going on here' so I went out and there was a fella lying on the road and around six fellas around him. | |
| "I was going to go down to him, but then he was back up on his feet so I went back in to get ready for the wedding. | |
| "Two men were shot - one was shot in the chest and the other in the leg. Another was injured with an uncouth sort of knife, in the back of the hand. | |
| "I wasn't anywhere near to give them help - their own clan surrounded the people who were shot. | |
| "We got the ambulance and the police, and they took it from there." | |
| Asked what he did then, he said: "I went on ahead with the wedding - I could do nothing else, because they were anxious to get this girl married. | |
| "It was very small, there were only a few people there. | |
| "The bride was a bit traumatised alright, so I just spoke to her and told her to take a few deep breaths to relax, and that she was safe here. | |
| "There's a school nearby but they wouldn't have seen it - there were only a few onlookers. It happened so fast." | |
| At the scene: Julian Fowler, BBC News NI | At the scene: Julian Fowler, BBC News NI |
| One eyewitness described hearing an argument and shots being fired. He said there was panic and people fled the scene. | One eyewitness described hearing an argument and shots being fired. He said there was panic and people fled the scene. |
| It is believed that the wedding involved members of the travelling community and that they were not local. | It is believed that the wedding involved members of the travelling community and that they were not local. |
| The church has been cordoned off and a large number of police officers are at the scene. | The church has been cordoned off and a large number of police officers are at the scene. |
| St Mary's Primary School is next door to the church but a member of staff said they were not affected by the incident and they did not know what had happened. Children were being picked up as normal. | St Mary's Primary School is next door to the church but a member of staff said they were not affected by the incident and they did not know what had happened. Children were being picked up as normal. |
| The two men who were injured were brought in a white van to Lisnaskea police station about five miles away. | |
| Ambulances were called and the police helicopter landed at a nearby school to take one of the injured men to hospital. | Ambulances were called and the police helicopter landed at a nearby school to take one of the injured men to hospital. |
| The van is parked at the entrance to the police station and the area has also been cordoned off with police tape. | The van is parked at the entrance to the police station and the area has also been cordoned off with police tape. |
| Bandages and dressings can be seen lying in the road at the back of the van. | Bandages and dressings can be seen lying in the road at the back of the van. |