Person: Kalashnikovs

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Gang crime: The quarry changes but the chase stays the same

Having retired from the force after 39 years, Michael O’Sullivan has seen gangs come and go, and has no doubt what faces the Kinahan cartel. He talks to Cormac O’Keeffe

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Floral tributes to massacre victim left outside Bataclan ahead of Sting show

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Report: Gunmen fire on police in France

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Witnesses describe scene of carnage in Paris

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Captive photojournalists saved by Syrian rebels

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At least 17 deaths in Kyrgyzstan protests

Arms trial ends as men plead guilty

THE trial of two men for conspiring to acquire rocket launchers, Kalashnikovs and other guns took a dramatic turn at Circuit Criminal Court in Cork yesterday when they pleaded guilty and were sentenced to seven and three years respectively.

Tue, 26 Feb, 2008

Men plead guilty in rocket launchers trial

The trial of two men for conspiring to acquire rocket launchers, Kalashnikovs and other guns took a dramatic turn today when they pleaded guilty and were sentenced seven and three years respectively.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2008

Men tried to buy rocket launchers for Limerick gangs, court hears

Two men were put on trial in Cork today for engaging in a conspiracy to acquire rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs to further a "war" in Limerick.

Wed, 13 Feb, 2008

‘Can I be blamed that they consider it the most reliable weapon?’

GUNSMITH Mikhail Kalashnikov says he designed the assault rifle that bears his name to fend off the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2006

'Thieves' claim responsibility for Afghan kidnapping

A group of “thieves” has claimed responsibility for kidnapping an Italian relief worker from her car in the Afghan capital Kabul, a senior police official said today.

Tue, 17 May, 2005

Brothers’ drive racks up €250,000

THREE brothers returned home yesterday after spending five months driving halfway round the world to raise €250,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Association.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2003

'Saddam tape' urges Iraqis to continue 'holy war'

In a cassette tape marking the 35th anniversary of the Baath Party coup, a voice said to be that of Saddam Hussein urged Iraqis to continue a “holy war” against US forces.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2003

Looters run riot as troops stand back

TAKING the law into their own hands, Baghdad residents blockaded streets and beat up looters yesterday as the US said the military does not intend to act as a police force.

Sun, 13 Apr, 2003

US forces move to centre of Baghdad

Substantial numbers of coalition troops were near the centre of Baghdad today and had no plans to pull back, a US Central Command spokesman said.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2003

Fabled Arab city prepares for yet another war

PICK-UP trucks mounted with machine guns roam Baghdad streets. Dark grey clouds of smoke from burning fuel darken the sky.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

Iraq defiant as deadline nears

Armed members of President Saddam Hussein’s Baath party fanned out across Baghdad in a show of force today while other residents hunkered down before a US ultimatum expires for the Iraqi leader to leave Iraq or face war.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2003

Taliban minister suggests Bush, Blair and Omar duel

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has proposed a duel between US President George Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar to decide once and for all who will stand and who will run.

Mon, 05 Nov, 2001

Spanish TV claims Real IRA buying arms in Bosnia

A Spanish undercover television documentary broadcast last night claimed that weapons left over after the Bosnian war are being sold to the Real IRA.

Thu, 05 Apr, 2001