31 May: The CIRA were blamed for shooting a man in the leg at Juniper Park, Belfast. 9 June: It was reported that an "unauthorised" meeting was held by disgruntled CIRA members who were allegedly seeking to set up a breakaway paramilitary group and carry out more military action. Some disgruntled members also allegedly tried to seize the offices of Republican Sinn Féin and its newspaper, Saoirse. In a statement, the CIRA leadership said that it expelled or suspended those involved. 16 June: The CIRA claimed responsibility for a bomb that partially exploded outside a house in the Finglas area of Dublin. 18 June: The IMC blamed the CIRA for shooting a man in the chest in west Befast. The man was shot as he tried to run away from three masked men. 11 July: The CIRA was blamed for orchestrating rioting in the Broadway area of Belfast in the run-up to the 12th of July Orange Order marches. A PSNI officer was badly wounded by shotgun fire, which was also blamed on the CIRA. 13 July: The IMC blamed the CIRA for firing shots at PSNI officers during rioting in Belfast. 22 July: The IMC blamed the CIRA for a pipe bomb attack on Woodbourne PSNI base in Belfast. 28 July: The IMC blamed the CIRA for the kidnapping and punishment shooting of a man in Belfast. 28 July: In an interview with the Irish Times, members of a "militant Northern-based faction within the CIRA" claimed to have overthrown the leadership of the organization. They also claimed that an Army Convention representing "95 per cent of volunteers" had unanimously elected a new 12-member Army Executive, which in turn appointed a new seven-member Army Council. The moves came as a result of dissatisfication with the southern-based leadership and the apparent winding-down of military operations. A senior source from Republican Sinn Féin said: "We would see them [the purported new leadership] as just another splinter group that has broken away." 2 August: The CIRA was blamed for a blast bomb attack on Craigavon PSNI base. 14 August: The IMC blamed the CIRA for a bomb attack that injured three children in Lurgan. The PSNI received a warning that a bomb had been left in the grounds of Lurgan Model Primary School. This device was found to be a hoax. Shortly after, a bomb exploded inside a bin on North Street, where