Fatal attack by Real IRA gunmen rattles Northern Ireland

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A splinter group of the Irish Republican Army called the Real IRA gunned down two soldiers outside a British base on Saturday night, the first killings of British security forces in Northern Ireland in a dozen years. Two other soldiers and two pizza deliverymen were wounded.

The attack threatened the provinces fragile coalition government of Protestants and Catholics.The killings have caused so much concern that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a visit to the base today.

Niall ODowd, the founder of IrishCentral.com and the Irish America magazine, was active in the 1990s working out a ceasefire with the IRA and joins Martin Savidge to discuss the Real IRAs background and their impact on the peace agreement.

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  • this is terrorism but bloody Sunday wasent? outrageous, quite frankly the protestants in N. Ireland have been keeping down Catholics for hundreds of years and when they fight back they are condemned and called murderers. That is not right

  • tiocfaidh ar la go on real IRA

    americas dont understand that ireland is divided and britan invaded us and they are just fightin the oppressor

    it was once called freedom fighting

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  • @fatfatfat fuk off y dont ye! N.Irland belongs 2 Irland not england ! Bet u r english ya english cunt!!

  • fuck english,scambugs,murderers

  • Power to the Real Army!!

    Your cause will not be forgotten brothers.

    Free Scotland, and free Ireland.

  • @bigirish1000

    IRA soldier kills british soldier, Terrorism

    british soldier kills IRA soldiers Heroism

    the british have a worldwide media and the voice to make the IRA look how they want them to,

  • I'm from Derry and there has been no agreement on the ground between protestants and catholics!!!!

    its all media lies!!!!

  • CHICKEN WINGS

  • @MacCanann o sorry i thought u were british or something, and for your info i did do history and know alot about the ira considering my cousin is on their hitlist

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