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| Police foil Christmas plot to kill Irish soldier in British army | Police foil Christmas plot to kill Irish soldier in British army |
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| An Irish national serving in the British army has been told not to travel home for Christmas because dissident republicans have threatened to kill him. | An Irish national serving in the British army has been told not to travel home for Christmas because dissident republicans have threatened to kill him. |
| The Garda Síochána said it had foiled a plot to murder the soldier while he was visiting his family in Limerick over the holidays. A faction of the Continuity IRA (CIRA) has been under investigation in the city and had sourced a weapon in preparation to kill the soldier, who is in his 20s. | The Garda Síochána said it had foiled a plot to murder the soldier while he was visiting his family in Limerick over the holidays. A faction of the Continuity IRA (CIRA) has been under investigation in the city and had sourced a weapon in preparation to kill the soldier, who is in his 20s. |
| According to the Irish Independent, the CIRA learned of his plans to return home by monitoring his Facebook page. The paper said members of the terror group had falsely befriended him in recent months to track his movements. | According to the Irish Independent, the CIRA learned of his plans to return home by monitoring his Facebook page. The paper said members of the terror group had falsely befriended him in recent months to track his movements. |
| When gardaí became aware of the plan, detectives contacted the soldier and his family, who postponed his Christmas trip home. A previous plot to kill the soldier when he was planning to return to Ireland in August was also uncovered. | When gardaí became aware of the plan, detectives contacted the soldier and his family, who postponed his Christmas trip home. A previous plot to kill the soldier when he was planning to return to Ireland in August was also uncovered. |
| Gardaí have made inroads with investigations into republican dissident organisations in the Republic over the last few months and 15 arrests have been made. | Gardaí have made inroads with investigations into republican dissident organisations in the Republic over the last few months and 15 arrests have been made. |
| CIRA is not part of the republican terror alliance comprised of the Real IRA, independent republican units in Northern Ireland and Republican Action Against Drugs in Derry. This coalition, known as the new IRA, has been accused of involvement in a series of attacks in the north of Ireland, including the murder last month of prison officer David Black. | CIRA is not part of the republican terror alliance comprised of the Real IRA, independent republican units in Northern Ireland and Republican Action Against Drugs in Derry. This coalition, known as the new IRA, has been accused of involvement in a series of attacks in the north of Ireland, including the murder last month of prison officer David Black. |
| The Irish Independent reported that the CIRA was going to use the murder of a serving member of the British army as a so-called "spectacular", to enhance its credibility within dissident republicanism. | The Irish Independent reported that the CIRA was going to use the murder of a serving member of the British army as a so-called "spectacular", to enhance its credibility within dissident republicanism. |
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