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On 2 April 2011, Ronan Kerr, a 25‑year‑old Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) constable, was killed by a booby‑trap car bomb outside his home in Killyclogher, near Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. A dissident republican group later claimed responsibility. Kerr, a Roman Catholic and member of the Beragh Red Knights Gaelic Athletic Association club, was among a growing number of Catholic recruits to the PSNI. His murder prompted widespread condemnation across Northern Ireland and internationally, leading to large public rallies and cross‑community expressions of support. The subsequent police investigation produced multiple arrests over several years, though no one has been convicted.

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