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43: 651:'s decision to back the new PSNI. On 25 March 2009, after a judicial review of their detention, all the men were ordered to be released by the Belfast High Court; Duffy was immediately re-arrested on suspicion of murder. On 26 March 2009, Duffy was charged with the murder of the two soldiers and the attempted murder of five other people. The following day he appeared in court for indictment and was remanded in custody to await trial after it was alleged that his full 50: 1227: 1223: 682:
original conviction was overturned on a narrow legal basis. It was only during his re-trial that important new material was disclosed which completely undermined the case against him. This failed prosecution – another failed prosecution – is a cautionary tale against the reliance upon tenuous scientific evidence in high profile criminal cases.
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In January 2012 Shivers was convicted of the soldiers' murders, but Duffy was acquitted. In January 2013, Shivers's conviction was overturned by Northern Ireland's highest appeals court. A May 2013 retrial found Shivers not guilty. He was cleared of all charges and immediately released from jail. The
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The morning after the attack, worshippers came out of St Comgall's Church after mass and kept vigil near the barracks. They were joined by their priest and clerics from the town's other churches. On 11 March 2009, thousands of people attended silent protests against the killings at several venues in
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visited the scene of the attack on 9 March 2009 and met political leaders in Northern Ireland to urge a united front in the face of the violence. He stated that "The whole country is shocked and outraged at the evil and cowardly attacks on soldiers serving their country" and also that "No murderer
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said "I was a member of the IRA, but that war is over now. The people responsible for last night's incident are clearly signalling that they want to resume or restart that war. Well, I deny their right to do that." He later stated that the shooters of the PSNI officer killed two days later were
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Brian Shivers has suffered the horror of having been wrongfully convicted in what now must be described as a miscarriage of justice. He was convicted of the most serious charges on the criminal calendar. He was sentenced to a life term imprisonment, which would have seen him die in prison. The
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automatic rifles. The firing lasted for more than 30 seconds with more than 60 shots being fired. After the initial burst of gunfire, the gunmen walked over to the wounded soldiers lying on the ground and fired again at close range, killing two of them. Those killed were
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suggested that the shooting was a "terrible reminder of the events of the past" and that "These murders were a futile act by those who command no public support and have no prospect of success in their campaign. It will not
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said "A tiny group of evil people can not and will not undermine the will of the people of Ireland to live in peace together. Violence has been utterly rejected by the people of this island, both North and
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was found on a latex glove inside the vehicle used by the gunmen. There was also soil found in the car they drove that matched the soil on the ground in front of the barracks.
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and Patrick Azimkar from London. The other two soldiers and two deliverymen were wounded. The soldiers were wearing desert fatigues and were to be deployed to
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claimed responsibility for this shooting and stated that "As long as there is British involvement in Ireland, these attacks will continue".
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judge questioned why the Real IRA would choose Shivers as the gunman, with his cystic fibrosis and his engagement to a Protestant woman.
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were shot dead outside the barracks. Two other soldiers and two civilian delivery men were also shot and wounded during the attack. A
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of six other people. He was also charged with possession of firearms and ammunition with intent to endanger life. He was arrested in
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to force the British to negotiate a withdrawal from Northern Ireland. In 1997 the IRA called a final ceasefire and in 1998 the
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were criticised for not opening fire during the incident, as a result of which plans were made to retrain and rearm them.
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On 14 March 2009, the PSNI arrested three men in connection with the killings, one of whom was former IRA prisoner
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The low-level 'dissident republican' campaign continued. In January 2009, security forces had to defuse a bomb in
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The barracks were shut down in 2010 as part of the reduction of the British Army presence in Northern Ireland.
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The shootings were the first British military fatalities in Northern Ireland since 1997. Two days later, the
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from two delivery men. As the exchange was taking place, two masked gunmen in a nearby car opened fire with
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will be able to derail a peace process that has the support of the great majority of Northern Ireland".
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condemned the killings, but was criticised for being less vehement than others in its condemnation.
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The killings were condemned by all mainstream political parties in Northern Ireland, as well as the
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condemned the shootings, saying that those responsible had "no support, no strategy to achieve a
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Two days after the Massereene Barracks shooting, PSNI officer Stephen Carroll was shot dead in
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At about 9.40 P.M. on the evening of Saturday, 7 March, four off-duty British soldiers of the
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fatalities in Northern Ireland since Lance Bombardier Stephen Restorick was shot dead by the
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From the late 1960s until the late 1990s, Northern Ireland underwent a conflict known as
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MOD press release: Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey killed in Northern Ireland
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the next day. A few hours later, the stolen car involved was found abandoned near
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Divided We Stand: The Strategy and Psychology of Ireland's Dissident Terrorists
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At a press conference on 25 March 2009, Richard Walsh, the spokesman for
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was signed. This is widely seen as marking the end of the conflict.
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Booth, Jenny; Evans, Michael; Sharrock, David (9 March 2009).
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Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles and peace process
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police officer to be killed by paramilitaries since 1998.
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sufferer, was charged with the soldiers' murders and the
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BBC Northern Ireland: Man in court over soldier murders
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Attacks by Republicans since the Good Friday Agreement
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Army base savings ‘should be used to fight dissidents'
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However, breakaway groups opposed to the ceasefire ("
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Massereene Barracks attack started with pizza order
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Massereene Barracks shooting is located in Northern Ireland
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1998 Banbridge bombing
Omagh bombing
2000 MI6 attack
2001 BBC bombing
2001 Ealing bombing
2001 Birmingham bombing
2006 Dublin riots
Massereene Barracks shooting
Murder of Stephen Carroll
2010 Newry car bombing
Palace Barracks bombing
Murder of Ronan Kerr
Murder of David Black
Bishop Street Courthouse bombing
Murder of Lyra McKee

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