23/11/2012

Men Released In David Black Investigation

The two men arrested by police investigating the murder of prison officer David Black have been released unconditionally.

The men, aged 34 and 42, were arrested in Coalisland, County Tyrone on Wednesday morning.

Mr Black was shot as he drove to work on the M1 in County Armagh on 1 November.

A new dissident republican paramilitary group calling itself the IRA admitted carrying out the killing.

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