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March 10, 2009

Police Officer Shot Dead in Northern Ireland
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In Northern Ireland, tension is rising after another member of the
security forces has been shot dead. A police officer was killed last
night in County Armagh after he responded to a call for help. This
marked the first murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland since
1998. The shooting came two days after a pair of British troops were
shot dead outside a British military base in Northern Ireland. The
dissident republican group, the Real IRA, claimed responsibility. On
Monday, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams condemned the killings.

Gerry Adams: "Just make it clear, on the one hand, that the people who
carried out this attack don’t have any support within the broad
republican family or the broad republican constituency and that Sinn
Feinn will go toe-to-toe and ensure that there is no ambiguity around
the unworthiness of this action and the fact that this action should not
have taken place.’’

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Northern Ireland on Monday
and said the peace process cannot be shaken.

Gordon Brown: "What I’ve seen this morning is the unity of the people of
Northern Ireland and the unity of the political parties, that they stand
united behind the peace and political process that they’ve been building
for many, many years, that they are going to continue to work together,
and they want to send out a message to the world, as I do, that the
political process will not and never be shaken. In fact, the political
process is now unshakable.’’



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