It's a conspiracy!
Heard a couple of hours ago a second person has been arrested in connection with the Police shooting. Maybe the 18 yr old rolled over?
And now to release the conspiracy nut in me...
What if certain elements supporting reconciliation and an end to the troubles were behind the initial attack? What if it was felt by some that the movement towards peace wasn't happening quickly enough and that there were still deep divisions in the people?
What better than a shared tragedy, condemnable by all, to bind everyone together?
An unspeakably evil act and highly unlikely, but sometimes conspiracy theories are right....
Personally I believe it is extremists behind both attacks, but what I can't figure out is what they hope to achieve in the mid to long term? If it was to re-ignite tensions, I'd say they've failed miserably!
Was it one last gasp, an attack on the military and police in the hope they'd overreact?
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