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20 February: a RUC officer (Edward Magill) was shot dead while standing outside the Warrenpoint Royal Ulster Constabulary base, County Down, by the IRA in a drive-by shooting. [ 43 ] 21 February: a RUC officer (Gordon Wilson) on foot-patrol was killed by an IRA remote controlled bomb, hidden in derelict building, while on RUC foot patrol, Lower ...
During the initial phase of the Troubles (1969-1972), the Provisional IRA was poorly equipped and primarily used weapons from World War II.Beginning in the 1970s, the Provisional IRA began importing modern weapons from the United States, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and arms dealers in mainland Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
Richard Barrett (1899–1922), Irish Republican officer who was executed by the Free State during the following Civil War. Kevin Barry (1902–1920) Tom Barry (1897–1980), a prominent figure on the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Although fighting with Anti-Treaty forces, he was briefly ...
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Students demonstrate against gun violence and call for gun law reform during The March For Our Lives walkout at the state capitol Monday, April 3, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
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The trial of Magee and the other members of the M60 gang began in early May 1981, with them facing charges including three counts of murder. [10] [11] On 10 June Magee and seven other prisoners, including Joe Doherty, Angelo Fusco and the other member of the IRA unit, took a prison officer hostage at gunpoint in Crumlin Road Jail.