Lithuania 'Real IRA' trial opens

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Lithuania 'Real IRA' trial opens

A man charged with trying to buy arms and explosives for the dissident Irish republican organisation the Real IRA has gone on trial in Lithuania.

Michael Campbell was arrested in Lithuania after allegedly trying to buy weapons from an intelligence officer posing as an international arms dealer.....

The Real IRA has claimed responsibility for a number of serious attacks, including the murder of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland in March.....

Prosecutors in Vilnius told the BBC that following a series of meetings in France and Poland, Mr Campbell eventually came to Lithuania, where he was kept under police surveillance.

They allege he paid 10,000 euros ($14,000; £8,600) for a haul of weapons including a sniper rifle, detonators, timers and about 10kg (22lb) of high explosives.

He was detained after allegedly handing over the money in a garage in the industrial zone of Vilnius.

This is just a little 'FYI' for the crew at P&N.

Since 10 years have past since the "Good Friday Agreement" (and until this Spring no deaths of British soldiers or police), and the rise of OBL & AQ, folks these days may tend to forget or have no knowledge of the "The Troubles".

 

[Red Irish]

I remember Omagh, it was a turning point for many people, there can be no turning back: let him rot in a cell for the rest of his days.

 

[Jadow]

how does that compare to a RothIRA?