Last watch towers demolished

Demolition work will get under way today on the last military observation towers in south Armagh.

Last watch towers demolished
Mon, 03 Apr, 2006 - 09:42

Demolition work will get under way today on the last military observation towers in south Armagh.

The move is the latest phase in the Northern Ireland demilitarisation programme launched by the British government last summer after the IRA announced it had abandoned the armed struggle.

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