SF faces ban over 'IRA' bank robbery

Sinn Féin is facing new sanctions after paramilitary watchdogs today blamed the IRA for the Northern Bank robbery.

SF faces ban over 'IRA' bank robbery
Thu, 03 Feb, 2005 - 18:22
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Sinn Féin is facing new sanctions after paramilitary watchdogs today blamed the IRA for the Northern Bank robbery.

As security chiefs insisted the Provisionals were not set to go back to war despite withdrawing a disarmament offer, the Independent Monitoring Commission delivered its report on the £26.5m (€37.8m) raid.

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CourtsBank raidPlace: LondonPlace: DublinPlace: BelfastPlace: StormontPlace: Downing StreetPlace: Northern IrelandPlace: White HousePlace: Northern BankPerson: Chief ConstablePerson: Hugh OrdePerson: secretary of statePerson: Paul MurphyPerson: Prime Minister Tony BlairPerson: TaoiseachPerson: Bertie AhernPerson: presidentPerson: Gerry AdamsPerson: BlairPerson: MurphyPerson: OrdePerson: AhernPerson: Peter RobinsonPerson: President George BushPerson: Mitchell ReissPerson: David TrimblePerson: Upper Bann MPPerson: thePerson: prime ministerPerson: Mark DurkanEvent: British General ElectionEvent: US St Patrick’s DayEvent: St Patrick’s DayOrganisation: SFOrganisation: IRAOrganisation: Sinn FéinOrganisation: Northern BankOrganisation: Independent Monitoring CommissionOrganisation: IMCOrganisation: republicans’Organisation: Democratic UnionistsOrganisation: Ulster UnionistOrganisation: SDLP
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