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Northern Ireland: in brief (1)

01 January 1994

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Sub-machine gun training for women: As part of the RUC's plan for women RUC officers to be armed from April 1994 (see Statewatch July/Aug 1993) 1,365 women are being trained to use the 9mm Heckler and Koch MP5, the standard sub-machine gun carried by male officers. Women in the Royal Irish Regiment (formerly the UDR - Ulster Defence Regiment), numbering around 700, will carry guns from the same date though whether these will be pistols or standard issue SA80 rifles is not as yet clear.

Exclusion Order Revoked: Kevin Maquillan, excluded under the Prevention of Terrorism Act from entering Britain, had his Exclusion Order lifted in December, to enable him to appear as a witness at the Old Bailey. (See Statewatch vol 3, no 6).

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