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Teenager remanded over Pc's death

A 17-year-old youth charged with murdering a policeman in Northern Ireland was armed with an assault rifle and more than 25 bullets on the night of the killing, a court has heard.

The youth was remanded in custody after appearing before Lisburn Magistrates Court charged with the murder of 48-year-old Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon a fortnight ago.

As well as being charged with possession of the firearm with intent, he was also accused of being a member of the dissident republican group the Continuity IRA and collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear by a video link at a court in Craigavon at the start of next month.

The youth did not speak during his five minute appearance in the dock.

Pc Carroll, from Banbridge, Co Down, was shot dead in Craigavon while answering a call from a woman who had a brick thrown through her window.

He was shot in the back of the head as he sat in the driver's seat of an unmarked police car while his colleague approached the house.

His killing came two days after the murder of two soldiers - Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London - outside an army barracks in Antrim.

There was heavy security around the court for the hearing.

Four other people remain in custody being questioned about the police officer's murder as do four suspects arrested over the murders of the two soldiers.

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