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06/05/2016
15 Men Arrested On Suspicion Of Terrorism Offences
Fifteen people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences following the funeral of Michael Barr in Strabane, Co Tyrone, on Thursday, 05 May.
Mr Barr, 35, who had links to a dissident republican group, was murdered in the Sunset House pub in Dublin in April.
A number of men in paramilitary clothing led the procession on Thursday.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "As a result of the policing operation at the funeral of Michael Barr in Strabane earlier today, 15 males have been arrested under the Terrorism Act."
Barr was suspected of supplying weapons used in shootings at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in February.
(CD/JP)
Mr Barr, 35, who had links to a dissident republican group, was murdered in the Sunset House pub in Dublin in April.
A number of men in paramilitary clothing led the procession on Thursday.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "As a result of the policing operation at the funeral of Michael Barr in Strabane earlier today, 15 males have been arrested under the Terrorism Act."
Barr was suspected of supplying weapons used in shootings at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in February.
(CD/JP)
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