Bulldozers move in at Maze Prison

Work started today to demolish the infamous Maze Prison in the North.

Mon, 30 Oct, 2006 - 11:29

Work started today to demolish the infamous Maze Prison in the North.

Old Nissen huts where hundreds of men were once detained without trial 35 years ago were flattened in the first stage of a process which will take more than a year to complete.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Maze prison Place: Old Nissen huts Place: Lisburn, Co Antrim Place: Long Kesh Place: Northern Ireland Place: Belfast Person: David Hanson Organisation: Northern Ireland Office Organisation: Gaelic Athletic Association Organisation: British Government Organisation: Belfast City Council

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