Trimble apologises for murder comments

The Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has withdrawn comments he made yesterday claiming republicans had murdered 19-year-old Ciaran Cummings in Antrim on Wednesday.

Fri, 06 Jul, 2001 - 14:14

The Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has withdrawn comments he made yesterday claiming republicans had murdered 19-year-old Ciaran Cummings in Antrim on Wednesday.

Mr Trimble said he had seen press reports of RUC statements that loyalists had been responsible for the murder.

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