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British police accused of “collusive behaviours” in 19 loyalist murders in Ireland
The Police Ombudsman said that the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) failed to warn several victims — including two Sinn Fein councillors — that they were under threat

BRITISH police were accused of “collusive behaviours” regarding 19 murders carried out by loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland between 1989 and 1993 in a report released today.

Marie Anderson investigated 11 sectarian murders carried out by a faction of the loyalist paramilitary UDA in the north-west between 1989 and 1993 under the cover name of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF).

The Police Ombudsman said that the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) failed to warn several victims — including two Sinn Fein councillors — that they were under threat.

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