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IRISH ARMY TO GUARD SHANNON

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Tuesday February 04, 2003 14:48author by MacAindreis - NAMELESS

Irish Times article (13:22)

Government set to send Army to protect Shannon Airport

13:22 The Minister for Defence Mr Smith is expected to approve the deployment of the Army to protect US military aircraft refueling at Shannon Airport on their way to the Gulf. Five Peace activists yesterday allegedly broke into a hangar and damaged a US Navy plane which was under repair.

This is all that is available on the Irish times website (ireland.com) without subscription, which i do not have. Could anyone who has subscription please chaeck it out - pro or anti war this is a major step, with major consequences attached, and must not be taken lightly.

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/27044

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