Paramilitarism threatens peace process, says Trimble

A dark cloud of paramilitarism is threatening the Northern Ireland peace process, Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble warned today.

The Northern Ireland First Minister’s comment came after he had 40 minutes of face-to-face talks with Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams to discuss a range of allegations against the republican movement, including the IRA’s links with Colombian rebels, and claims that the IRA was behind the break-in at Special Branch offices in Belfast and that the IRA was targeting Tory politicians.