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POLICE IN NORTHERN Ireland have released a 29-year-old man on bail, after arresting him in connection with social media posts that identified a series of individuals from the west Belfast area as criminals, and made other serious allegations against them.
The social media posts are said to be linked to the series of paramilitary-style shootings of four people in the Belfast area in recent weeks.
It is understood that some of the victims of these shootings were those named in the social media posts in question.
The 29-year-old has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Speaking at a press event at Musgrave Police Station earlier this week, Commander Chief Superintendent Chris Noble condemned the latest shooting of a 26-year-old male – once in each leg – on Monagh Road in west Belfast.
Noble said that it was too early to say if recent shootings were linked, but confirmed that there was “an active line of inquiry around the involvement of violent dissident republicans”.
The senior police officer had some strong words for those who carried out each of the individual shootings:
The people responsible are doing this for their own selfish and egotistical ends. They are trying to exercise control in the community and trying to pretend they are a police service, which they are not.
“The only police service in west Belfast is the Police Service of Northern Ireland.”
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It’s such a tragedy but unfortunately these kids were swimming in the crocodiles territory. There were multiple warning signs around the area warning of the dangers, and the park rangers had gone to these communities educating the people about the dangers of crocodiles. Hopefully they find this child’s body for the families sake, a horrible tragedy all round.
I hope it was quick and painless, horrible way to go
I have an Aussie (18) living with me at the moment. She tells me they grow up with all the dangers (sharks, killer jellyfish, killer snakes, killer spiders, etc) and kinda know what to look out for. I read somewhere that 8 of the top 10 most dangerous animals are in Oz. It doesn’t prevent accidents always of course and my thoughts are with his family at this awful time.
I’m almost physically sick thinking about the terror faced by the kids here. Warnings aside it’s a terrible tragedy.
Surely there was warning signs around since it was a national park?
I’m living there at the moment. There are only signs for places where you are allowed to swim as the crocs are so common. Young kids just act so casual to the threat
Kakadu is absolutely huge, can’t have warning signs around every bilabong
Out of the 10 deadliest snakes in the world Australia has 10. I swam in kakadu myself its easy to sit here and talk about signs but your talking about a park bigger than some countries
Yea you can swim in the areas where there are no crocs and there’s a sign up saying its safe to swim….person above said this was one of the unsafe areas…
What about the 2 innocent crocodiles killed in the aftermath?
Swimming in Darwin is a huge no no. We were stoppedby a homeless man on the beach because we would have been attacked. Thought all the locals knew this stuff. Poor kid
I wonder what his ransom will be?
Gary
Not funny at all. Keep such comments and ideas to yourself.
Aics
Comment also applies to those green thumbing Gary’s comment unless by accident
Steve, no one gives a f uck what you think.
Good one ball bag, have you got one for blacks, tinkers, paddys, Jews?
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