Man charged in Northern Ireland over Nairac death

                   
reuters.co.uk     21-May-2008            

BELFAST (Reuters) - A 57-year-old man has been charged with false imprisonment and kidnapping in connection with the killing of British army officer Robert Nairac in the province in the 1970s, police said. Irish Republican Army (IRA) guerrillas were widely believed to have abducted and executed... [read full story]                    

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Man held over death of Robert Nairac whose bravery was admitted by IRA

timesonline.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Robert Nairac was a model British soldier when, at the age of 28, he was abducted, interrogated and murdered by the Provisional IRA. Captain Nairac's posthumously awarded George Cross was accompanied by a citation speaking of his “analytical brain, physical stamina and above all his courage and...                    

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Robert Nairac: dizzying round of Northern Ireland inquiries digs up past with profit

timesonline.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Even if further prosecutions were to emerge from these latest police inquiries into Captain Robert Nairac's murder, the convicted killers would not have to serve a day's sentence in prison. That is because under the 1998 Good Friday agreement a form of amnesty was granted to those who committed...                    

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Man held over killing of SAS captain in 1977

telegraph.co.uk     21-May-2008          

Police have arrested a man over his alleged role in the killing of an undercover British SAS officer in Northern Ireland 31 years ago. The execution of Capt Robert Nairac remains one of the most controversial incidents in the 40-year conflict and his are the only remains never to be found from...                    

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Man held over IRA killing of abducted army captain

guardian.co.uk     21-May-2008          

Shortly before his death, SAS-trained Captain Robert Nairac wrote an internal army paper titled "Talking to people in South Armagh". Now, 31 years on, detectives are questioning a man in connection with Nairac's abduction and shooting. A 57-year-old from south Armagh who recently returned to...                    

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Man held over murder 'using a new name'

scotsman.com     21-May-2008          

A REPUBLICAN fugitive arrested for questioning about the murder of Captain Robert Nairac had been living under an assumed name, it was revealed last night. Kevin Crilly, 57, was asleep when heavily-armed police burst into the house where he was staying in the village of Jonesborough, South...                    

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Brave maverick who paid ultimate price for one risk too many in a personal spy game

scotsman.com     21-May-2008          

Published Date: 21 May 2008 MORE than 31 years after his disappearance in South Armagh's notorious "bandit country", the story of Captain Robert Nairac, undercover soldier and Grenadier Guards officer, continues to hold its fascination. Capt Nairac was undoubtedly out on some sort of spying...                    

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Heroic undercover soldier Robert Nairac was savagely executed by the IRA. Will yesterday arrest...

dailymail.co.uk     21-May-2008          

He put down his Guinness and pushed his way through the throng to the stage in the packed, smoke-filled pub in remote Bandit Country, close to the border with the Irish Republic, as the band leader called out his name. Fatal mission: Captain Robert Nairac in his uniform And then, as he drunkenly...                    

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Arrest over IRA killing of officer in 1977

independent.co.uk     21-May-2008          

A 57-year-old man has been arrested in Northern Ireland for questioning over the kidnap and murder of a British army officer Robert Nairac in 1977. Captain Nairac, an SAS-trained undercover operative, was captured by an IRA gang, interrogated and shot. Kevin Crilly, who had recently returned from...                    

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IRA quiz on Nairac

mirror.co.uk     21-May-2008          

An ira veteran has been arrested in Northern Ireland over the mystery killing of British Army officer Robert Nairac 31 years ago. Kevin Crilly, 57, faces questioning over the death of the SAS-trained captain who disappeared in 1977, aged 29, in South Armagh. The body of the Grenadier Guardsman...                    

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Heroic undercover soldier Robert Nairac was savagely executed by the IRA. Will yesterday arrest...

thisislondon.co.uk     20-May-2008          

He put down his Guinness and pushed his way through the throng to the stage in the packed, smoke-filled pub in remote Bandit Country, close to the border with the Irish Republic, as the band leader called out his name. Fatal mission: Captain Robert Nairac in his uniform And then, as he drunkenly...                    

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