Republican News · Thursday 3 June 1999

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Transcript of Diarmuid O'Neill police surveillance tape

Tape begins with the sound of breaking glass as CS gas canister is fired through the window.

All: Jesus Christ!

Sound of police attempting to batter down the door and shouting

All: All right, all right! We give up, we're unarmed, we give up. All right. Whoa, whoa whoa whoa. We're unarmed. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Police: I'm a police officer, get on the floor.

Diarmuid: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Police: Open the fucking door now!

Diarmuid: OK, we're down.

All: We're down, we're down.

Police: Open that door!

Diarmuid: OK

Police: (shouting over Diarmuid's answer): Get to that fucking door now and show us your hands!

Diarmuid: OK

Police: Show me your hands now!

Diarmuid: They're up, they're up.

Police: Get out here.

All: We're on the deck.

Police: Show me your hands through the door! Show me your hands through the door!

Diarmuid: OK

Police (again): Show me your hands through the door!

Diarmuid: OK.

Police: Open it, open the door.

Diarmuid: I can't, it won't ...

Police: Open it! Show us your hands!

Shouting by police followed by short burst of automatic gunfire.

Police: Shoot the fuckers!

Diarmuid: Fucking hell!

other burst of automatic gunfire, longer than the first.

All: Whoa, whoa.

Sound of choking.

Police (entering the room): Just stay where the fuck you are. Just stay on the floor. Stay on the floor .... one in the bathroom and one on the floor. Just keep your hands where we can see them OK and don't fucking move!

Several minutes of police arresting the others and searching the room. Diarmuid can be heard groaning.

Police: We're going to have to take him out because (obscured by shouting). Take him out. Give him first aid, that's it.

Police: Right listen up. We want to take him outside to the pavement now!

Police: Yes, he's going.

(Shouting)

Police: Everyone all right?

(Shouting)

Police: We're ready to take the suspects out. They can't come in because of the gas.

Police: All right, just hold on for a second, hold on for a second.

(Shouting)

Police: Shift him! ... Pick his knees up.... Move him out now!

Police: Hold it, hold it!

(Shouting)

Police: Right, bring him out now. Come on!


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