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Four arrested after RUC foils plot to kill NI Tory

Title
Four arrested after RUC foils plot to kill NI Tory
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
28 Nov 1991
Year of production
1991
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Duration
00:01:46
Description
Dominique Harvie reports on the attempted assassination in Northern Ireland of a senior Conservative politician. Four INLA terrorists have been arrested by the RUC at the house of Dr Laurence Kennedy after they held his wife and children hostage. The case has raised new fears about the security of politicians in the province. Includes interviews with Laurence Kennedy; Father Gerry Cleere. Broadcast on LBC Newstalk FM Breakfast show.
Contributors
Dominique Harvie; Laurence Kennedy; LBC Newstalk; Gerry Cleere
Keywords
Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Conservative Party; INLA; Homicide; Security; Politicians; Laurence Kennedy; Holywood, County Down

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