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ANTI-IRA FAILURE

On 24 April the IRA detonated a one ton ammonium nitrate fertilizer-bomb in the heart of the London financial district at Bishopsgate. The intelligence failure and the technical details surrounding the attack augur poorly for MI5 and mean that without [...]

Published on 12/05/1993 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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United Kingdom JOHN GRIEVE

United Kingdom MI5 SLAMMED FOR INCOMPETENCE AGAINST IRA

United Kingdom HOW OPERATION AIRLINE BEAT IRA

United Kingdom MI5 TO RECRUIT ON THE INTERNET

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Ireland MADRONNA OFF TO A BAD START

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United Kingdom INTELLIGENCE BOOKLET II ON JIC

United Kingdom IRA & MI5 RACE AGAINST TIME

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Spotlight | United Kingdom
ANTI-IRA FAILURE

United Kingdom
JOHN GRIEVE

United Kingdom
MI5 SLAMMED FOR INCOMPETENCE AGAINST IRA

United Kingdom
HOW OPERATION AIRLINE BEAT IRA

United Kingdom
MI5 TO RECRUIT ON THE INTERNET

United Kingdom
AGENTS "IN RED" A SECURITY RISK

United Kingdom
MOD EMBARRASSED BY ARMY SPIES

United Kingdom
DARK SIDE OF POLICE VICTORY

United Kingdom
BRITISH ROLL UP IRA SQUAD

United Kingdom
PETER TEMPLE MORRIS

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
WHEN THE "SLEEPERS" AWAKE

United Kingdom
MORE MI5 FOG AT THE CRASH

Iran, United Kingdom
MAJOR MEDIA OPERATION

Ireland
MADRONNA OFF TO A BAD START

Ireland
MAJOR ROLL-UP OF BRIT SPIES

United Kingdom
MI5 LEADS & ARMY WORRIES

Northern Ireland
"DIRTY TRICKS" AND "SECRET" TALKS

United Kingdom
INTELLIGENCE BOOKLET II ON JIC

United Kingdom
IRA & MI5 RACE AGAINST TIME

Spotlight | United Kingdom
BLOWN ANTI-IRA OPS

United Kingdom
MI5-MET INFIGHTING TO COME?

Northern Ireland
NEW SPY SUPREMO LIKELY