'Anti-fascist' group beheads IRA memorial

The family of a former IRA leader who requested Nazi German aid were today said to be devastated after his memorial was broken and defaced by youths claiming to be anti-fascists.

'Anti-fascist' group beheads IRA memorial
Thu, 13 Jan, 2005 - 14:28

The family of a former IRA leader who requested Nazi German aid were today said to be devastated after his memorial was broken and defaced by youths claiming to be anti-fascists.

A statue of IRA Chief of Staff Sean Russell, who died on a German submarine during the Second World War, was beheaded in an attack two weeks ago.

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