Loyalist arms dump found in Belfast

Title

Loyalist arms dump found in Belfast

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

5 Feb 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:55

Description

Karen English reports from Belfast, where police have uncovered a massive loyalist arms dump which includes a Soviet-made rocket launcher and nearly forty rifles. This latest find is one of the largest ever made in Northern Ireland and comes just twenty-four hours after police seized a consignment of IRA weapons at Lisburn. A man is now being questioned about the discovery of the arms cache. Includes press interview with Chief Inspector Donald Milliken(?).

Contributors

Karen English; Donald Milliken(?)

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Police; IRA; Weapons; UDA; Guns; Firearms; Belfast; RUC

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