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61-Year-Old Arrested for 1982 IRA Bombing That Killed 3 Northern Ireland Police Officers

Martin John McCauley faces murder charges more than four decades after the attack that claimed the lives of three Royal Ulster Constabulary officers.

  • McCauley was apprehended on an extradition warrant and appeared in a Dublin court.
  • The decision to prosecute comes after a comprehensive investigation by Operation Kenova.
  • This case marks a rare prosecution related to 'the Troubles,' a conflict that ended with the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
  • A controversial law, the Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, is being challenged for its compliance with human rights law.
  • McCauley denies the charges and plans to contest his extradition.
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