SF's Alex Maskey says British authorities tried to assassinate him

Sinn Fein’s Alex Maskey has applied for access to British government and RUC documents which he claims will show that the British government tried to assassinate him.

SF's Alex Maskey says British authorities tried to assassinate him
Thu, 29 Nov, 2001 - 12:31

Sinn Fein’s Alex Maskey has applied for access to British government and RUC documents which he claims will show that the British government tried to assassinate him.

Loyalist paramilitaries tried to murder Mr Maskey twice in 1987 and 1988, seriously injuring him in the first attack.

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