Attack on NI military base

p4radox · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:45

Link to the officer shooting story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7933990.stm

CliffyBiro · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:45

I have to say, despite the fact they aren't going to achieve anything, it's scary that these things are happening again.

Safe to say I won't be walking about the town unless necessary this week.

And I dread to think what will happen around St. Paddy's Day.

cheets64 · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:46

BELFAST (Reuters) - A policeman was shot dead in Northern Ireland late on Monday, a senior politician said, just hours after Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the shooting of two British soldiers would not derail the peace process.

"We are tonight staring into the abyss and I would appeal to people to pull back," said Dolores Kelly, a member of Northern Ireland's policing board, and a member of the nationalist SDLP party.

"I certainly would want to offer my sympathies and condolences to the family of the officer who has been murdered tonight and to the wider police family," Kelly said.

CliffyBiro · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:49

What we need now is a stone wall message from both sides of our politicians.

Orcish-Horde · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:50

cymatty said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7933409.stm

Pipe bomb found

RIRA in truth hate Sinn Fein they view them as sell outs, pipe bombs are not the most dangous or uncommon of things in N Ireland. Its reassuring that they are using them as it shows they lack the ability to set of real blasts or the will. They probibly have a few large bombings planned hopefully they mess it up, time will tell.

CliffyBiro · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:52

I'm not so worried about a reaction from the police/army as I'm sure they realise what that will cause, but I pray that none of the loyalist paramilitaries get involved.

cheets64 · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:54

Reports are the Policeman was unarmed, whats it like in Ireland now, surly police and army will be out in full and fully armed and well protected.

teaboy5 · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:55

cheets64 said:
Reports are the Policeman was unarmed, whats it like in Ireland now, surly police and army will be out in full and fully armed and well protected.

Hmmm police are not unarmed here. Were you see that?

chumpit · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:55

Putting pipe bombs outside pira/sf offices, isnt that like poking a lion in the eye whilst dancing in a cloak made of raw steak??
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Hopefully we wont have another omagh, but i cant see these guys lasting very long killing cops and targeting pira hq.
What do you think the suspious activity was where the cop was shot? you dont think theyd stoop so low as target the local kids?

Cob · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:56

cheets64 said:
Reports are the Policeman was unarmed, whats it like in Ireland now, surly police and army will be out in full and fully armed and well protected.

Source? There was nothing about that on the local news. All police are armed over here. Even traffic branch.

And pipe bombs being found are no more striking than fireworks being found tbh.

CliffyBiro · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:58

Seems strange that it's all happening in Armagh.

chumpit · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:59

skippi90 said:
Seems strange that it's all happening in Armagh.

Probally kids that havent got driving licences...

cheets64 · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:59

BBC news is saying the police where called out to check about suspicious activity near a school and the 2 police officers where sat in their patrol car and shots from derelict land were fired, one was shot in the head and killed.

teaboy5 · 9 Mar 2009 at 23:59

skippi90 said:
Seems strange that it's all happening in Armagh.

Country armagh. And i cant believe you said you wont be walking down the street. Its not iraq you know.

Its business as normal

teaboy5 · 10 Mar 2009 at 00:00

cheets64 said:
BBC news is saying the police where called out to check about suspicious activity near a school and the 2 police officers where sat in their patrol car and shots from derelict land were fired, one was shot in the head and killed.

Not so good, but all police are armed here. With glocks and MP5's in cars etc

They must have been outside their car, as each car has bullet proof glass. Odd indeed

Indy500 · 10 Mar 2009 at 00:03

Great, put the military back on the streets and bam, troubles mark 2. Who can prove its the RIRA anyway? Or indeed who the particular individuals are at this stage? All this premature gung-ho crap is precisely what inflames things...

chumpit · 10 Mar 2009 at 00:03

cheets64 said:
BBC news is saying the police where called out to check about suspicious activity near a school and the 2 police officers where sat in their patrol car and shots from derelict land were fired, one was shot in the head and killed.

Ladies and gentleman we have ourselves a wanna be sniper.....
Expect the police helicopter budget to shoot up now every call out gonna warrent one...
anyone from around thta area advice you buy earplugs.

Zefan · 10 Mar 2009 at 00:03

This is very unsettling news indeed.

sr4470 said:
Who can prove its the RIRA anyway?

I'm pretty sure they called and it was confirmed that it was them.

CliffyBiro · 10 Mar 2009 at 00:04

teaboy5 said:
Country armagh. And i cant believe you said you wont be walking down the street. Its not iraq you know.

Its business as normal

I mean to have it localised in one county should help the police bring it to an end.

And I mean I won't be loitering about the town needlessly as per a normal day.

It may not be much now, but the people of Omagh weren't exactly expecting what happened either.

teaboy5 · 10 Mar 2009 at 00:05

chumpit said:
Ladies and gentleman we have ourselves a wanna be sniper.....
Expect the police helicopter budget to shoot up now every call out gonna warrent one...
anyone from around thta area advice you buy earplugs.

They would off been outside their car. As i said before all cars have bulet proof glass. All cars here are armored