N. Ireland Police Nab 3 in Soldier Killings

Men aged 41, 32, 21 arrested in pair of raids
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Mar 14, 2009 9:17 AM CDT
N. Ireland Police Nab 3 in Soldier Killings
The funeral of Police Service of Northern Ireland Constable Stephen Carroll makes its way to a church in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, yesterday.    (PETER MORRISON)

Northern Ireland police arrested three men today over the killings of two British soldiers last week in a gun attack at an army base by suspected IRA dissidents. Police in Belfast said that men aged 41, 32, and 21 were arrested in early raids at two separate locations and are being questioned by detectives. Detectives are also continuing to question three suspects over the killing of a policeman. (More Northern Ireland stories.)

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