Trimble meets Colombian vice president for IRA suspect talks

THE North’s First Minister David Trimble has held talks about the case of three IRA suspects detained in Colombia for training left-wing rebels with the country’s vice president.

Ulster Unionist sources confirmed their party leader met Colombian vice president Francisco Santos on the fringes of the Earth Summit in Joannesburg, South Africa.

“The discussions dealt with republican involvement in Colombia. David Trimble also discussed the upcoming trial,” a source said.

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