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Home Page:
Milmo, Cahal, and Browne, Mick. “Shankill Road Bombing: M15 failed to act on IRA tip-off that may have prevented Belfast atrocity, investigation claims.” The Independent, 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 May, 2022. Image size 1200 x 900. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/shankill-road-bombing-mi5-ignored-ira-tipoff-that-could-have-prevent-belfast-atrocity-investigation-claims-a6833541.html.
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