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IRA Guerrillas Rake Across Northern Ireland With Rocket Attacks
IRA guerrillas launched rocket and gun attacks across Northern Ireland as British troops intensified operations. Police and soldiers reported sniper fire in Belfast and Ardoyne, with a civilian killed and another wounded mistaken for a gunman. Rocket strikes hit a city station, while several towns saw post offices and shops robbed or raided.
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IRA
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Republic
Cookstown
Bernadette Devlin
Ulster
Andersonstown
West Belfast
Ardoyne
Newry
Falls Road
Londonderry