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Ivor Bell, former IRA Chief of Staff, was arrested in March 2014. [48] Shortly afterwards, he was charged with aiding and abetting in her murder. [49] [50] In April, the PSNI arrested three people who were teenagers at the time of the kidnapping: a 56-year-old man and two women, aged 57 and 60. All were released without charge.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic encompassing all of Ireland.
Also in the 1980s, the Provisional IRA were involved in the kidnapping and ransom of businessmen Gaelen Weston, Ben Dunne and Don Tidey. Activities such as these were linked to the IRA's fund-raising. Gardaí estimate that the Provisional IRA got up to £1.5 million from these activities. [217]
Scappaticci was a member of the IRA’s Internal Security Unit. In 2003, it was reported that Scappaticci had been working for British intelligence, their highest-ranking agent in the IRA, and was known by the codename "Stakeknife". Both the IRA and Scappaticci himself publicly denied involvement with British intelligence.
More than 3,500 people were killed in the conflict, of whom 52% were civilians, 32% were members of the British security forces, and 16% were members of paramilitary groups. [9] Responsibility for deaths were divided between republican paramilitaries (60%), loyalists (30%), and security forces (10%). [ 39 ]
Kentucky State Police made additional arrests Tuesday during the search for an 8-month-old baby who reportedly hasn’t been seen for more than a month.. Police arrested the baby’s grandparents ...
A massive search continues in rural Kentucky for a missing baby whose parents and grandparents have since been arrested in connection to her disappearance.. Miya Tucker, who is just 8 months old ...
3 March: The New IRA were blamed for an attempted mortar attack on a Derry police station. The PSNI stopped a van containing four mortars and the roof partly removed to allow the mortars to be fired. Two men were arrested at the scene, including the van driver and a motorcyclist following the van, while another man was arrested shortly after.