2011年4月3日星期日

Fatal blast "a tragedy" for Omagh

3 April 2011 last updated at 00: 32 GMT Chief Constable of the PSNI, Matt Baggott, said Constable Kerr was a "modern-day hero", the the death of a 25-year-old police officer in a car bomb explosion has brought tragedy Omagh, Northern Ireland Chief Constable Matt Baggott said.

He paid tribute to "modern day hero" PC Ronan Kerr, died in the attack outside his home in Highfield close.

No group has said that it carried out the bombing Saturday but has fallen suspected dissident Republicans.

Republican and Unionist politicians have the attack, condemned the David Cameron called "wicked and cowardly".

'Courageous peacekeepers'

PC is the second police officer killed as the police service of Northern Ireland by the Royal Ulster Constabulary was 2001 founded.

He had the police in May 2010 and had worked in the community since December. Prayers were for him at vigil masses in Omagh on Saturday evening said.

Chief Constable Baggott said: "Tragedy has returned with the loss of Constable Ronan Kerr after Omagh." We have lost one of our brave and courageous peacekeepers.

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"All our thoughts and prayers today are evening with the Kerr family." "He was a modern hero in my eyes."

District Commander temporary Superintendent Pauline shields said: "my colleagues are deeply outraged, deeply hurt, what happening today evening and sympathy go Ronan's family."

"But I can assure his family and his colleagues and the general public, that we all in our power to bring those, not only court that this act committed, but the community serve impartially and professionally werdenwie Ronan in the exemplary service do done, he had provided in this district."

More than 2,000 people involved that Omagh half marathon were passed near the entrance of the estate a few hours before the explosion.

Northern Ireland of first Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson said he shared the indignation of the country.

"It was a young man, the brave entering was police who had knowledge that he put his life on the line."

"I have absolutely no doubt the majority of the people of Northern Ireland to want to move." It is only a few Neanderthal man want to go back. "You are back pull us in the past."

"Dark and bloody past"

Deputy First Minister Sinn Féin as those who had carried out the attack Martin McGuinness "The community had betrayed".

Forensic officers walk from the scene of a bomb that killed a Northern Ireland Police OfficerThe Bobby trap bomb exploded in a residential area

"In joining the police service, this young man sought to protect and serve the community and part of the definition of a better future for all of us to be," he added.

Prime Minister David Cameron, said: "those who this crime wicked and cowardly promoted never succeed pull Northern Ireland back into a dark and bloody past."

Since 2007, dissident Republicans have planted dozens of booby trap bombs under the car of police officers.

The bombs detonate not have but two police officers lost their legs in attacks in May 2008 and January 2010.

In March 2009, a policeman shot an emergency call in CRAIGAVON as he, County Armagh replied.

Republican dissident group, the continuity IRA, claimed it killed Constable Stephen Carroll, 48, was married and Banbridge.

He murdered was two days after the real IRA outside Massereene barracks in Antrim shot dead two soldiers.

The continuity IRA is part of a series of dissident Republican paramilitaries against the peace process. You have carried out bomb and gun attacks on civilians and security forces.

It is believed that cross-over and cooperation between the continuity IRA and real IRA larger, the Omagh are bombarded in 1998.

The car bomb killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, and injured hundreds more.


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