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N. Ireland Police Nab 3 in Soldier Killings

Men aged 41, 32, 21 arrested in pair of raids

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 14, 2009 9:17 AM CDT

(AP) – Northern Ireland police arrested three men today over the killings of two British soldiers last week in a gun attack at an army base by suspected IRA dissidents. Police in Belfast said that men aged 41, 32, and 21 were arrested in early raids at two separate locations and are being questioned by detectives. Detectives are also continuing to question three suspects over the killing of a policeman.

The funeral of Police Service of Northern Ireland Constable Stephen Carroll makes its way to a church in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, yesterday.
The funeral of Police Service of Northern Ireland Constable Stephen Carroll makes its way to a church in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, yesterday.   (PETER MORRISON)
The coffins of British soldiers leave Massereene British Army base, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Thursday, March, 12, 2009.
The coffins of British soldiers leave Massereene British Army base, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Thursday, March, 12, 2009.   (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Several thousand Irish Catholics and British Protestants united in a silent protest Wednesday against IRA dissidents who gunned down two soldiers and a policeman.
Several thousand Irish Catholics and British Protestants united in a silent protest Wednesday against IRA dissidents who gunned down two soldiers and a policeman.   (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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