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Gunman opens fire on Derry Police (North Ireland)
BBC News ^ | Tuesday 13 July, 2010 | NA

Posted on 07/13/2010 4:15:57 AM PDT by Stayfrosty

Officers were responding to reports of rioting at Lecky Road on the Bogside shortly after 0100 BST on Tuesday when the shots were fired.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banglist; belfast; catholic; clinton; failure; goodfriday; ira; ireland; london; northireland; obama; protestant; terrorism; wot

1 posted on 07/13/2010 4:16:03 AM PDT by Stayfrosty
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Things are starting to get hairy in Belfast. Quick! Send Bill Clinton over there as special envoy, he will fix ‘em.


2 posted on 07/13/2010 4:18:00 AM PDT by Stayfrosty
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To: Stayfrosty

The IRA trying to accomplish with bullets what they can’t accomplish with ballots.


3 posted on 07/13/2010 4:23:41 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (''I don't regret setting bombs,I feel we didn't do enough.'' ->Bill Ayers,Hussein's mentor,9/11/01)
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To: Stayfrosty

Derry’s not in Belfast.....


4 posted on 07/13/2010 4:24:41 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR....Monthly Donors Wanted.)
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To: Stayfrosty

And Belfast is not in Derry.


5 posted on 07/13/2010 5:11:59 AM PDT by Tax-chick (We made a proactive decision to postpone the originally scheduled nightlife activities.)
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To: Tax-chick

No it’s not. But it is the epicenter of violence. Did you see what happened yesterday?


6 posted on 07/13/2010 8:20:01 AM PDT by Stayfrosty
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To: Stayfrosty

No, but I caught something on the radio. IRA gunfight, was it?

This episode in Londonderry is definitely unpleasant, an apparent attempted ambush. Good thing the shooter was incompetent.


7 posted on 07/13/2010 8:28:13 AM PDT by Tax-chick (We made a proactive decision to postpone the originally scheduled nightlife activities.)
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