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Wed 12 Dec 2009Severe actions against IRA considered
MOUNTBATTEN KILLING:THE BRITISH government considered the introduction of severe measures to tackle the Provisional IRA following the assassination of Lord Mountbatten and the Warrenpoint attacks in August, which killed 18 British soldiers.
Measures considered including “more vigorous use of the SAS”, the “closing of Border roads” and even “reintroduction of executive detention [internment]”.
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