Real IRA leader Seamus McGrane has died in prison

Real IRA leader who plotted an explosion during the State visit of Britain’s Prince Charles in 2015 has died in prison.

Real IRA leader Seamus McGrane has died in prison
Sat, 25 May, 2019 - 19:10
Diarmaid Mac Dermott

Real IRA leader who plotted an explosion during the State visit of Britain’s Prince Charles in 2015 has died in prison.

Seamus McGrane (64) died from a suspected heart attack while serving an eleven and a half years prison sentence for directing terrorism.

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