Bomb `end of the line' for IRA

The chairman of the London based New Dialogue peace group, Mr Gary Kent, has said that the Manchester bombing should mark the…

The chairman of the London based New Dialogue peace group, Mr Gary Kent, has said that the Manchester bombing should mark the end of the line for current efforts to include the republican movement in seeking a political settlement.

"Together with the slaughter of Det Jerry McCabe, the bombs confirms that Sinn Fein/IRA is a basically sectarian, fascist organisation which employs "turn it on, turn it off terror to pursue its objectives."

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