Shot man was first victim of new hard-line republican group

A man who was shot dead just yards from a church in Ireland three months ago was the first victim of the hard-line republican group Oglaigh na hEireann, it was revealed today.

Shot man was first victim of new hard-line republican group

A man who was shot dead just yards from a church in Ireland three months ago was the first victim of the hard-line republican group Oglaigh na hEireann, it was revealed today.

The Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) claimed members of the small dissident republican group crossed the border to murder Andrew Burns, 27, from Strabane, Co Tyrone.

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