NI dissident '˜thought to be part of gun team'

A dissident republican from Co Tyrone has reportedly been identified by police as one of those involved in a shooting at a boxing match weigh-in in Dublin.

According to the Irish edition of The Sunday Times, police have identified two out of the six attackers who fatally shot gangster David Byrne and wounded two other men.

09/02/2016
Flowers left by friends and family of murdered man David Byrne. He was shot dead at the Regency Hotel at a boxing weigh-inplaceholder image
09/02/2016 Flowers left by friends and family of murdered man David Byrne. He was shot dead at the Regency Hotel at a boxing weigh-in

It was reported that the suspect who is said to have been identified is a member of the Continuity IRA.

A statement had been issued to the BBC claiming CIRA responsibility for the February 5 Regency Hotel gun spree, although another statement later – also supposedly from the CIRA – denied this.

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