German court jails ex-IRA man for British base attack

A FORMER IRA member was jailed for six years yesterday over a plot to blow up a British military base in Germany.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2006 - 01:00

Alan Erwin

Leonard ‘Bap’ Hardy, aged 45, was sentenced after being found guilty of attempted murder in connection with the failed 1989 strike on Quebec barracks at Osnabrueck.

Hardy, from Co Antrim, and married to prominent republican Donna Maguire, was also convicted of deliberately causing an explosion.

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Courts Crime Place: Germany Place: Quebec Place: Osnabrueck Place: Co Antrim Place: Torremolinos Place: Rosslare Place: Celle Person: Leonard ‘Bap’ Hardy Person: Hardy Person: Donna Maguire Organisation: IRA Organisation: Scotland Yard

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