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08/12/2008
Five Teens Questioned After Fatal Dublin Shooting
Gardaí investigating the fatal shooting in the East Wall area of Dublin have this afternoon questioned a total of five people in connection with the attack.
Aidan Kane, 50, and a father of one, was shot and killed last night following a pursuit of a group of teenagers who had been throwing eggs at his home.
At around 8.00am this morning, a 13-year-old boy was detained in connection with the shooting, and four other teenagers were arrested this afternoon.
See: Thirteen-Year-Old Held Over Dublin Shooting
(DW)
Aidan Kane, 50, and a father of one, was shot and killed last night following a pursuit of a group of teenagers who had been throwing eggs at his home.
At around 8.00am this morning, a 13-year-old boy was detained in connection with the shooting, and four other teenagers were arrested this afternoon.
See: Thirteen-Year-Old Held Over Dublin Shooting
(DW)
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Man Seriously Injured In Co Louth Shooting
A man has been seriously injured in a shooting incident in Termonfeckin, Co Louth, gardaí have reported. According to gardaí the a man in his 40s was reversing his car out of a driveway when a gunman approached the car and fire five shots, three of which hit the victim in the chest, arm and leg.
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A man has been seriously injured in a shooting incident in Termonfeckin, Co Louth, gardaí have reported. According to gardaí the a man in his 40s was reversing his car out of a driveway when a gunman approached the car and fire five shots, three of which hit the victim in the chest, arm and leg.
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