INLA decision to end violence given cautious welcome

THE decision of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) to end violence showed Northern Ireland was leaving the horrors of its past behind, it was claimed yesterday.

The Republican paramilitary group announced an end to a 30-year campaign of violence that saw it claim more than 100 lives during the Troubles.

Confirmation that the splinter group, linked to infamous attacks such as the murder of Conservative MP Airey Neave in 1979, was to formally end its campaign came as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said violent republicanism had no support among Irish-Americans.