Management and staff of the Regency Hotel in Dublin, as well as hundreds of their guests and customers remaine

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in shock today following a horriffic shooting at the hotel when a gang armed with hand guns and automatic weapons stormed a boxing weigh-in, killing one man and seriously injuring two others.

Hotelier James McGettigan told the 'Sunday Independent' that he witnessed the incident through the glass doors of t

When ambulances and Gardai arrived at the scene the shooters, some of whom wore police-style uniforms, and a man dressed as a woman, had fled.he bar where he was having a coffee with general manager John Glynn. He rushed to the Residents Lounge to call Gardai, but experienced a delay in having his call answered.

Staff and guests fled or took cover once the shooting started but it appeared that the shooters had clearly identified their targets in advance. They are believed  to be connected to a drugs dealing gang based in Spain and headed by Irish criminals.

Some newspapers are reporting today that the principal intended target of  the shooters managed to escape.