Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Dissident Republicans Arrested in Northern Ireland

MI5, in conjunction with police, have arrested seven people in Northern Ireland on various charges of terrorist activities.

All seven are charged with being members of the Real IRA, a splinter group, that is opposed to the peace treaty of 1998.

Charges include: intent to endanger life, conspiracy to commit murder, planned attempts to cause explosions, directing terrorism, and possession of a firearm.

The arrests come after a major investigation. Police and MI5 wanted to be sure they would attain convictions for everyone they arrested.

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