Lurgan incidents not linked
After initial fears that three attacks on Catholics in
Lurgan on Sunday were linked, An Phoblacht has learnt
that the first two incidents involved local joyriders.
In the first incident at 6.30am on Sunday morning, a
white car drove at a Catholic man on the Levin Road, on
the Kilwilkee Estate. As the man fled towards his home
the car with three men on board chased him. As the man
literally fell through his front door his assailants
shouted abuse at him. After the incident the RUC were
called to the house and given the car details.
About 30 minutes later there was an attempt to abduct a
man delivering newspapers to a nearby shop, also on the
Kilwilkee Estate. After the man struggled free the
attackers rammed his van before making their getaway in
the same white car. Local residents told An Phoblacht
the car had been located on Monday night and it is
believed that those involved were stupidly playing
`practical jokes'.
Later on Sunday morning at 8am a man was shot as he sat
in a lorry outside his home in Taghnevan. The man is
described as in a comfortable condition in hospital.
Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd noted ``the RUC's pointless
response to the shooting was to set up a checkpoint in
nearby Ashwood.'' A short while after the shooting the
LVF claimed responsibility.
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