JohnCenaFan28
03-12-2009, 01:45 AM
Thousands of people have taken part in silent vigils held across Northern Ireland in a poignant demonstration against the return of violence.
Crowds gathered outside Belfast City Hall, Londonderry Guildhall and Newry Town Hall in demonstrations organised by trade unions.
Community leaders and politicians asked the public to show its abhorrence at the killings of police constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon, Co Armagh, on Monday night and soldiers Mark Quinsey, 23, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, at Massereene Army barracks in Antrim on Saturday night.
A Peace Book was opened in Derry Guildhall by the Mayor Gerard Diver for people to register their feelings about the terrorist shootings.
Meanwhile, police continue to question a 37-year-old man and 17-year-old youth about the murder of Constable Carroll.
They were arrested on Tuesday as police carried out searches in the Drumbeg estate which overlooked the small residential cul-de-sac where he died while answering a call from a woman who had a brick thrown through her window.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised that no stone would be left unturned in tracking down the murderers of the policeman and two soldiers in Northern Ireland.
Mr Brown said there was a "determination to do everything in our power to bring what are criminal murderers to justice" and show that they have no place in the future of Northern Ireland.
Earlier, the Pope denounced the murder of the three security force members as "abominable acts of terrorism".
Benedict XVI decried the shootings by dissident republicans during an address to pilgrims in St Peter's Square in Vatican City. He said the shootings seriously endangered the political process aimed at achieving peace and justice.
-Nova
Crowds gathered outside Belfast City Hall, Londonderry Guildhall and Newry Town Hall in demonstrations organised by trade unions.
Community leaders and politicians asked the public to show its abhorrence at the killings of police constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon, Co Armagh, on Monday night and soldiers Mark Quinsey, 23, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, at Massereene Army barracks in Antrim on Saturday night.
A Peace Book was opened in Derry Guildhall by the Mayor Gerard Diver for people to register their feelings about the terrorist shootings.
Meanwhile, police continue to question a 37-year-old man and 17-year-old youth about the murder of Constable Carroll.
They were arrested on Tuesday as police carried out searches in the Drumbeg estate which overlooked the small residential cul-de-sac where he died while answering a call from a woman who had a brick thrown through her window.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised that no stone would be left unturned in tracking down the murderers of the policeman and two soldiers in Northern Ireland.
Mr Brown said there was a "determination to do everything in our power to bring what are criminal murderers to justice" and show that they have no place in the future of Northern Ireland.
Earlier, the Pope denounced the murder of the three security force members as "abominable acts of terrorism".
Benedict XVI decried the shootings by dissident republicans during an address to pilgrims in St Peter's Square in Vatican City. He said the shootings seriously endangered the political process aimed at achieving peace and justice.
-Nova