The Continuity IRA has claimed responsibility for the Dublin hotel shooting that claimed the life of one man and left two others wounded.
David Byrne, 33, was killed in an attack that occurred at the weigh-in for a boxing event at the Regency Hotel on the Swords Road in Drumcondra, an attack that involved as many as six people.
Three of the gunmen involved in the attack wore fake SWAT style police uniforms and were carrying AK47 assault rifles, an attack that the Continuity IRA have claimed responsibility for in a statement to the BBC today.
According to the BBC, a man claiming to speak on behalf of the leadership of the Continuity IRA said its members were responsible and that it was retaliation for Byrne’s involvement in the killing of Alan Byrne, a member of the Real IRA who was shot dead in 2012.
In a statement to the BBC, the man claiming to represent the Continuity IRA said: “Although not a member of our organisation, we are not going to stand back and allow drug dealers and criminals to target republicans.”
“This will not be an isolated incident,” he added.
“Continuity IRA units have been authorised to carry out further operations. More drug dealers and criminals will be targeted.
“The Continuity IRA will carry out further military operations.”
Gardai have set up armed checkpoints in Dublin over fears of a potential retaliation for the attack, while earlier today, Taoiseach Enda Kenny called on Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams to comment on reports that the AK 47s used in the attack may be part of the Provisional IRA cargo.
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