the PSNI had set up a cordon. Three children (two aged 12 and one aged two), who were walking past at the time, were injured by debris, suffering cuts and shock. 24 August: The IMC blamed the CIRA for an attempted pipe bomb attack on Woodbourne PSNI base in Belfast. The device failed to explode. 11 September: The CIRA claimed responsibility for the punishment shootings of two men in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. 29 September: A CIRA firing party fired a volley of shots over the grave of veteran republican Paul Stanley in Straffan, County Kildare. 17 November: The CIRA ordered a man to leave the country within a week or face being killed, this came after a CIRA attack on the man in Tallaght, Dublin. 2011 16 March: The CIRA was blamed for the punishment beating of a heroin dealer in Clondalkin, Dublin. 6 July: The CIRA were blamed for hijacking vehicles and firing shots at a police patrol during disturbances in Craigavon. The trouble started after Republican Sinn Féin president Des Dalton was arrested during a public meeting. 17 September: The CIRA claimed responsibility for firing a rocket-propelled grenade at a PSNI vehicle in Craigavon. The alleged attack happened on Lake Road, between roundabouts one and two of Craigavon, shortly after midnight. There were no reports of any casualties in the alleged attack. 2012 26 July: The Continuity IRA released a statement claiming that a new leadership (Army Council) had been elected after they had expelled members who were allegedly acting to the detriment of the group. The statement also said anyone acting in a criminal manner using the name of the CIRA would be subject to "military action." 2013 25 January: The CIRA claimed responsibility for firing shots at the PSNI in the Drumbeg estate in Craigavon. 30 March 2013: A small bomb exploded near PSNI landrovers in the Kilwilkie area of Lurgan. It had been hidden in a bin. The PSNI were monitoring an unnotified march that included masked CIRA members. 6 April: The CIRA claimed responsibility for shooting dead a former member in West Belfast. Kieran McManus was killed by a masked man wielding a shotgun. The CIRA claimed he was killed for "terrorising his community with knives, hatchets and swords". In a telephone statement the Northern command of the CIRA claimed it was prepared to kill former members if they engaged in