Catholic Police Officers Urged to Take Guns to Church After Data Breach

Catholic Police Officers Urged to Take Guns to Church After Data Breach
Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) stand guard at the scene, following the attempted murder of two officers in Strabane, Northern Ireland, on Nov. 18, 2022. David Young/PA via AP
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Catholic police officers in Northern Ireland have been advised to bring their personal protection weapons to church following a major data breach, a Commons committee has been told.

Superintendent Gerry Murray—head of the Catholic Police Guild of Northern Ireland—told MPs he issued the advice to nationalist officers whose security fears have been heightened since last month’s data blunder.

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