05/02/2015

Man Arrested Over Tommy Crossan Murder

Police have arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with the murder of Tommy Crossan in west Belfast last year.

The man has been taken to Antrim Serious Crime Suite for questioning.

Mr Crossan, a senior figure in the Continuity IRA, was shot dead on the Springfield Road on 18 April 2014.

(CD/JP)

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