IRA jailbreaker questioned further on extortion bid

A former IRA jailbreaker was today detained for further questioning by gardaí in relation to yesterday’s armed extortion attempt in Co Cork.

IRA jailbreaker questioned further on extortion bid
Wed, 04 May, 2005 - 18:50

A former IRA jailbreaker was today detained for further questioning by gardaí in relation to yesterday’s armed extortion attempt in Co Cork.

Anthony Sloan, who broke out of Crumlin Road Prison in 1981, was arrested yesterday in central Dublin and detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

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