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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 ...

No evidence police helicopter was shot at, says PSNI

Officers were investigating a security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, close to the Irish border.

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 orga...

Dissident republicans threaten more violence as police investigate Fermanagh alert Police say they have "no evidence that a police helicopter was shot at" Updated PSNI helicopter (Image: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye) Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used i...

THE security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler is still ongoing today (January 18). Following claims from dissident Republicans, in a statement on Sunday night (January 17), Fermanagh and Omagh District Commander, Superintendent Alywin Barton, reiterated that there is "no evidence" that a police helicopter was shot at. Superintendent Barton said: “Our investigation into a security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler continues. “At this time, we ha...

The Continuity IRA say shots were fired at a police helicopter in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh.

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...

Officers were investigating a security alert in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, close to the Irish border.