'Disappeared' man's family in plea for return of body

The family of a man thought to be among those abducted, shot and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles today appealed for the return of his body.

'Disappeared' man's family in plea for return of body
Mon, 02 Nov, 2009 - 15:47

The family of a man thought to be among those abducted, shot and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles today appealed for the return of his body.

West Belfast man Peter Wilson, 21, vanished in 1973 and today his relatives joined other families of those known as 'the Disappeared' in a wreath-laying ceremony at Stormont.

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CourtsDisappearedPlace: west BelfastPlace: StormontPlace: St James'Place: BelfastPlace: Faughart, Co LouthPlace: Co MonaghanPlace: Shelling Hill beachPlace: Co LouthPlace: Co ArmaghPlace: South ArmaghPlace: FrancePerson: Peter WilsonPerson: WilsonPerson: Anne ConnollyPerson: Seamus WrightPerson: Kevin McKeePerson: Jean McConvillePerson: Columba McVeighPerson: Brendan MegrawPerson: John McCloryPerson: Brian McKinneyPerson: Danny McIlhonePerson: Eamon MolloyPerson: McConvillePerson: Charles ArmstrongPerson: Gerard EvansPerson: Robert NairacPerson: Seamus RuddyOrganisation: republicansOrganisation: Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' RemainsOrganisation: ICLVROrganisation: IRAOrganisation: Disappeared CommissionOrganisation: Irish National Liberation ArmyOrganisation: INLA
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