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24/04/2014
Funeral Of Murdered Former Dissident To Be Held
The funeral of murdered former dissident republican Tommy Crossan is to be held today.
Mr Crossan was shot dead on Good Friday while sitting in a hut at a fuel business he owned off the Springfield Road in west Belfast.
According to reports the 43-year-old father of six is believed to have been expelled from the Continuity IRA after falling out with other dissidents.
The PSNI arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the shooting, but he has subsequently been released without charge.
Police say that the investigation is ongoing.
(MH)
Mr Crossan was shot dead on Good Friday while sitting in a hut at a fuel business he owned off the Springfield Road in west Belfast.
According to reports the 43-year-old father of six is believed to have been expelled from the Continuity IRA after falling out with other dissidents.
The PSNI arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the shooting, but he has subsequently been released without charge.
Police say that the investigation is ongoing.
(MH)
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