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IRA on the brink of ending paramilitary activity and decommissioning its arsenal

July 27, 2005

Dublin, Ireland - In a potentially historic move in the Irish peace process, the IRA is on the point of announcing an end to paramilitary activity and the decommissioning of all of its weaponry.

The British and Irish governments hope the announcement, now believed to be imminent, will be strong and unambiguous enough to inject a burst of new momentum into the stalled peace process.

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