Assassinated judge made security errors
- Title
- Assassinated judge made security errors
- Genre
- News report
- TX Date
- 27 Apr 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:03:48
- Description
- Report on the assassination of Lord Justice Maurice Gibson by the Provisional Irish Republican Army. On the discovery that he had made a fatal blunder that allowed the terrorists to set their ambush, thereby exonerating the Irish Republic security forces. Includes earlier claims of a mole by the Official Ulster Unionist leader, Jim Molyneaux, with condemnation from Irish Foreign Minister, Brian Lenihan. Also Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King, on the recent wave of IRA violence and improving security. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Tom King; James Molyneaux; Brian Lenihan
- Keywords
- Northern Ireland; Terrorism; IRA; Homicide; Judges; Tom King; James Molyneaux; Maurice Gibson; Brian Lenihan
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