CIRA may have targeted private helicopter in Russian sniper rifle claim Police have said the Continuity IRA may have fired at a civilian helicopter 19 January, 2021 14:30
Police have said dissident republicans may have shot at a private helicopter as it flew over Co Fermanagh.
The Continuity IRA had claimed it fired a high powered Dragunov sniper rifle, a weapon favoured by the Russian military, at the PSNI helicopter at Wattlebridge, close to the Co Cavan border last Thursday.
However, police have denied the helicopter was used in the area on that day and suggested a civilian aircraft may have been targeted.
CIRA claim to have used Russian sniper rifle to fire on police helicopter Police denied suggestions that an aircraft was forced to take evasive action 18 January, 2021 01:00
THE Continuity IRA has said it fired a high powered Dragunov sniper rifle, a weapon favoured by the Russian military, at a helicopter in Co Fermanagh.
Using a recognised codeword, the Continuity IRA was responding to a police statement that there was no evidence to verify a claim by the organisation that it fired at least nine rounds at the PSNI helicopter at Wattlebridge, close to the Co Cavan border last Thursday.
On Friday, police denied suggestions that an aircraft was forced to take evasive action but said if there was any truth in the claims the actions had to be condemned.
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Police say they have no evidence that a police helicopter was shot at
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PSNI helicopter (Image: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye)
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Dissident republicans are warning that “more operations are planned for the weeks and months ahead”.
DISSIDENT republicans have claimed they opened fire on a police helicopter in Co Fermanagh. Using a recognised codeword, the Continuity IRA claimed it fired at least nine rounds from a semi-automatic rifle at the PSNI helicopter at Wattlebridge, close to the.