16-year-old boy held in double-murder probe
A teenager was arrested today by police investigating a double murder linked to dissident republicans in the North.
The 16-year-old youth was detained in west Belfast by detectives investigating the murders early this year.
Edward Burns, 36, and Joseph Jones, 38, were found dead hours apart in different areas of Belfast in March.
Burns, from the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, was found shot in the head in a car park off the Falls Road near a Gaelic Athletic Association club.
Jones, from Poleglass on the outskirts of west Belfast, was found battered to death in the Ardoyne. Police recovered a spade near the scene which they believe was used in the murder.
The killings were believed by police to be the result of heightened tensions within splinter republican organisations. The Continuity IRA, however, denied any involvement.
A number of people have been arrested for questioning since the killings but no charges have yet been made.
