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Hunger striker Martin Hurson dies in Maze Prison
Enraged Catholics riot as IRA hunger striker Martin Hurson dies after a 45 day fast near Belfast. Police report sporadic gunfire and protests in Catholic areas while thousands of Protestants prepare to march for the Battle of the Boyne anniversary. Sinn Fein says another prisoner, Kieran Doherty, may be next to die. authorities brace for further violence.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Northern Ireland
William of Orange
James II
Martin Hurson
Irish Republican Army
Maze
IRA
Hurson
West Belfast
Fasters
Catholic Irish Commission For Justice and Peace
Hur
Sinn Fein
Kieran Doherty
Irish Republic
Joe McDonnell
Provisional