15 IRA members 'trained Colombian rebels'

Up to 15 IRA members have visited Colombia since 1998 to train FARC rebels as part of a global terror network, claims a report by the US Congress.

15 IRA members 'trained Colombian rebels'

Up to 15 IRA members have visited Colombia since 1998 to train FARC rebels as part of a global terror network, claims a report by the US Congress.

The report said the Provisionals trained the Marxist group in urban terrorist tactics and possibly used jungles as a location to test and improve its own weapons and techniques.

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