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17/07/2013
Heavy Security Presence At Funeral Of Suspected Omagh Bomber
A heavy gardaí presence flanked the funeral of suspected Omagh bomber Seamus McKenna this morning in Ravensdale, near Dundalk, Co Louth.
A number of checkpoints were in operation a kilometre out from Ravensdale, with cars being searched before being allowed to proceed to St Mary's Church.
Mourners attending the funeral were also questioned by gardaí, who took a record of personal details and verified peoples IDs.
The funeral was monitored from the air by a gardaí helicopter, while the garda dog unit and the public order unit were on stand-by.
The increased security followed an announcement last week by Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, who said earlier this week that no paramilitary trappings would be permitted at any funerals.
(MH/CD)
A number of checkpoints were in operation a kilometre out from Ravensdale, with cars being searched before being allowed to proceed to St Mary's Church.
Mourners attending the funeral were also questioned by gardaí, who took a record of personal details and verified peoples IDs.
The funeral was monitored from the air by a gardaí helicopter, while the garda dog unit and the public order unit were on stand-by.
The increased security followed an announcement last week by Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, who said earlier this week that no paramilitary trappings would be permitted at any funerals.
(MH/CD)
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