Alan Ryan, a murdered member of the Real IRA, was buried in Dublin on Saturday afternoon amid a heavy armed police presence. Up to 500 people attended the funeral of the republican dissident, who was shot dead in the Irish capital last Monday. Criminal gangs linked to the drug trade are believed to have been behind the killing. Ryan had been involved in an extortion racket, kidnapping drug dealers in Dublin and forcing them to hand over ransoms in return for their freedom.
At least 100 of the mourners were wearing paramilitary-style uniforms. A man in his 40s is still in custody being questioned about the murder in the Clongriffin area of north Dublin last Monday afternoon. Meanwhile a number of known criminal leaders in the Republic's capital have fled to the Costa del Sol and other parts of Europe since the 32-year-old was gunned down.
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