IRA linked to murder of drug dealer

The Provisional IRA may have shot dead a drug dealer in Northern Ireland, it was claimed tonight.

IRA linked to murder of drug dealer
Fri, 22 Feb, 2002 - 17:52

The Provisional IRA may have shot dead a drug dealer in Northern Ireland, it was claimed tonight.

Senior security sources have linked republican paramilitaries to the murder of Matthew Burns, 26, who had survived two previous attempt on his life.

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