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David Black murder – two arrests over prison officer attack (BBC News Northern Ireland)

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer, David Black.

The pair, aged 31 and 44, were detained in the Lurgan area in County Armagh on Friday morning. One of them is the prominent republican, Colin Duffy.

Mr Black, 52, was attacked on the M1 motorway in County Armagh as he drove to work on Thursday.

A car drove up beside his vehicle and fired a number of shots. His car veered into a ditch and he died at the scene.

Both of the arrested men have been taken to Antrim police station for questioning.

Mr Black, a father-of-two from Cookstown in County Tyrone, was the first prison officer to be murdered in Northern Ireland in almost 20 years.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have said they believe dissident republican paramilitaries were responsible for the attack.

The murder has been condemned by all political parties in Northern Ireland.

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