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SubjectRe: The British Secret Service...[was Re: Republicanism still an offence in Eng
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Date2002-04-18 17:56 (2002-04-18 17:56)
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Oje may be interesting the statistics for British security services during the early years of the Troubles:

1969: killed 10 people, all 10 civilians 1970: killed 5 people, all 5 civilians 1971: killed 45 people, 36 civilians 1972: killed 86 people, 44 civilians 1973: killed 32 people, 14 civilians 1974: killed 19 people, 8 civilians.

In other words, over this period (i.e. prior to the IRA ceasefire), the British security services killed 197 people of which 117 or nealy 60% were civilians.

Russ