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Hunger strikes at Maze near death amid appeals and violence
In Belfast the Maze Prison hunger strike enters a critical 61st day as Doherty and Lynch plead for Irish Prime Minister FitzGerald to intervene. A handyman is killed in Maghera near Londonderry and a Belfast policeman is wounded amid sectarian violence. Authorities say officials visited the prison seeking negotiation, not direct talks. Doherty’s father disputes parts of the account while urging FitzGerald and O Leary to publicly back the prisoners.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Maze
Garret FitzGerald
Maghera
Londonderry
Doherty
Kevin Lynch
Humphrey Atkins
Atkins
Alfie Doherty
Lynch
Kieran
Brendan McFarlane