21. A day after the shooting, people who identified themselves as relatives of the slain men arrived and claimed the body from a funeral home using false documents. 22. Another news agency, Europa Press, identified the slain man as Judge Rafael Martinez Emperador. 23. Authorities kept the identities of those taken into custody secret-- as well as those of the three slain men, apparently the bombers. 24. Authorities feared militant groups may use the funeral of the slain men as an opportunity to lash out at the government and security forces. 25. Authorities said militant groups may use the funeral of the slain men as an opportunity to attack the government and security forces. 26. Authorities initially termed the deaths a mass suicide, but the discovery of the bodies of six slain men in a compound latrine soon shifted that assessment to murder. 27. Authorities kept the identities of those taken into custody secret -- as well as those of the three slain men, apparently the bombers. 28. Authorities maintained a tight veil of secrecy over the identities of those taken into custody -- as well as those of the three slain men, apparently the bombers. 29. Authorities feared militant groups would use the funeral of the slain men as an opportunity to attack the government and security forces. 30. But Press Association said the slain man was believed to be a leading member of the INLA wanted on arms charges in the Irish Republic. |