Fears splinter group murdered Kerr

AS the funeral of murdered PSNI Constable Ronan Kerr takes place today, fears mount that a new dissident group may have been behind the murder as no one has claimed responsibility.
Fears splinter group murdered Kerr

A disgruntled group of republicans are recently believed to have defected from the mainstream IRA in Co Tyrone.

A senior republican speaking to media in the North said dissidents may simply be trying “to sew confusion”, but also pointed to the storm of condemnation that followed the weekend killing.

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