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Dissident republicans may have fired shots at private helicopter mistaking it for PSNI aircraft

Dissident republicans may have fired shots at private helicopter mistaking it for PSNI aircraft A Garda checkpoint on the Monaghan/Fermanagh border. Picture by Ronan McGrade/Pacemaker Press 20 January, 2021 01:00 In August 2019 a bomb exploded yards from the border at Wattlebridge on Cavan Road in Co Fermanagh DISSIDENT republicans may have fired shots at a private helicopter on Co Fermanagh after mistaking it for a PSNI aircraft. The Continuity IRA claimed it had fired a high powered Dragunov sniper rifle - a weapon favoured by the Russian military - at the PSNI helicopter in Wattlebridge, close to the Co Cavan border last Thursday.

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Village at a standstill during security alert - The Fermanagh Herald

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Continuity IRA may have fired shots at civilian helicopter in Fermangh, PSNI says

Continuity IRA may have fired shots at civilian helicopter in Fermangh, PSNI says The dissident group were said to have claimed to have fired upon a police helicopter last week. By Sean Murray Tuesday 19 Jan 2021, 10:15 PM Jan 19th 2021, 10:15 PM 21,698 Views 19 Comments File photo. Image: PA Images POLICE IN THE North have said the Continuity IRA may have fired upon a civilian helicopter, rather than a police helicopter, in an incident reported last Thursday. The PSNI said today a search operation is ongoing into a report last Wednesday of persons said to be representing the dissident group leaving a suspicious device in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler in Fermanagh.

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CIRA may have targeted private helicopter in Russian sniper rifle claim

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.

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Private helicopter may have been target of Continuity IRA claims of attack, police say

Police have said they believe a private helicopter may have been shot at by dissident republicans as it passed over Fermanagh.

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