It has been suggested that the bombings were intended to wreck the Sunningdale Agreement and to make both the Irish and British governments take a stronger line against the IRA. The Sunningdale Agreement envisaged a role for the Irish government in the administration of Northern Ireland. The British government actively obstructed an investigation by Mr Justice Henry Barron, an Irish judge, into the bombings in 2003. 2/2

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I wonder if that makes #KariLake the mother of #UVF? Anyone with skin cancer should be able to sue her for damages.

The British government actively obstructed an investigation by Mr Justice Henry Barron, an Irish judge, into the bombings in 2003. 3/3

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These claims are based, in part, on the complexity of the attack and the sophistication of the bombs. It has been suggested that the bombings were intended to wreck the Sunningdale Agreement and to make both the Irish and British governments take a stronger line against the IRA. The Sunningdale Agreement envisaged a role for the Irish government in the administration of Northern Ireland. 2/

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