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SCENE OF SHOOTING:LAST AUGUST rioting erupted in the Brownlow area of Craigavon with the police coming under attack after a series of searches in connection with dissident activity.

Accused by locals of heavy-handed tactics during the operation, police officers were shot at, petrol bombs were thrown and cars were hijacked and burned at the roadside.