[Shermy]

Very interesting. Does the IRA use "mortar bombs" as a specialty? It's quite a connection.

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[Norn Iron]

Just look at the expertise of the three Irish terrorists

Unionists point to the presence of three IRA suspects awaiting trial in Bogotá over allegations that they trained Farc guerrillas. The trio includes James Monaghan, a convicted IRA man and weapons innovator. It was Monaghan back in 1973 who invented the IRA mortar.

Alongside Monaghan is Martin McCauley, a leading figure in the IRA's engineering department who has perfected home-made mortar-like missiles. The Colombian military says McCauley's imprint has been evident in recent Farc attacks.

Click When IRA bombmakers went to train Colombia's drug-running guerrillas, they earned millions of dollars - and the enmity of old friends in the US

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